Table II.
Results of disinfection methods used on environmental surfaces
| Study | Virus | Disinfectant | Disinfection phase | Exposure time | Reduction of viral infectivity (log10) or (%) | Reduction of viral half-life (t1/2) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson et al. (2020) | SARS-CoV-2 | Virusend (TX-10) detergent | Suspension test and stainless steel disc surface | 1 min | 4.0 log10 | (-) |
| 10 min | 4.0 log10 | ||||||
| 2 | Bedell et al. (2016) | MHV-A59 | Multiple-emitter, automated, continuous, whole-room UV-C disinfection system | Glass coverslip surface | 5 min | 2.71 log10 | (-) |
| 10 min | 6.11 log10 | ||||||
| MERS-CoV | 5 min | 5.91 log10 | |||||
| 10 min | (-) | ||||||
| 3 | Behzadinasab et al. (2020) | SARS-CoV-2 | Cu2O/PU coating film | Glass surface | 1 h | 3.64 log10 | (-) |
| Stainless steel surface | 2.97 log10 | ||||||
| 4 | Biryukov et al. (2020) | SARS-CoV-2 | 24°C + 20% relative humidity | Stainless steel, ABS plastic and nitrile rubber surfaces | (-) | (-) | 15.33 h ± 2.75 |
| 24°C + 40% relative humidity | 11.52 h ± 1.72 | ||||||
| 24°C + 60% relative humidity | 9.15 h ± 3.39 | ||||||
| 24°C + 80% relative humidity | 8.33 h ± 1.80 | ||||||
| 35°C + 20% relative humidity | 7.33 h ± 1.33 | ||||||
| 35°C + 40% relative humidity | 7.52 h ± 1.22 | ||||||
| 35°C + 60% relative humidity | 2.26 h ± 1.42 | ||||||
| 5 | Casanova et al. (2010) | TGEV and MHV | 4°C + 20% relative humidity | Stainless steel surface | 28 days | 0.5 log10 | (-) |
| 4°C + 50% relative humidity | 21 days | 3.5 log10 | |||||
| 4°C + 80% relative humidity | 28 days | 3.2 log10 (TGEV) and 2.5 log10 (MHV) | |||||
| 20°C + 20% relative humidity | 28 days | 2 log10 | |||||
| 20°C + 50% relative humidity | 3 days (TGEV) and 5 days (MHV) | 2 log10 (TGEV) and 3 log10 (MHV) | |||||
| 20°C + 80% relative humidity | 14 days (TGEV) 11 days (MHV) | 3 log10 (TGEV) and 5 log10 (MHV) | |||||
| 40°C + 20% relative humidity | 5 days | 3.5 log10 (TGEV) and 4.7 log10 (MHV) | |||||
| 40°C + 50% relative humidity | (-) | (-) | |||||
| 40°C + 80% relative humidity | 3 h | 2.8 log10 (TGEV) and 4.1 log10 (MHV) | |||||
| 6 | Colnago et al. (2020) | ACoV | Household dishwashing detergent (2% sodium dodecyl sulfate and 6% linear alkylbene sulfonates) | Suspension test | 10 min | >4 log10 | (-) |
| 7 | Criscuolo et al. (2021) | SARS-CoV-2 | UV-C | Glass | 15 min | >99.9% | (-) |
| Plastic | >99.9% | ||||||
| Gauze | >99.9% | ||||||
| Wood | 0.0% | ||||||
| Fleece | 90.0% | ||||||
| Wool | 94.4% | ||||||
| Ozone (0.2 ppm) | Glass | 2 h | 90.0% | ||||
| Plastic | 82.2% | ||||||
| Gauze | 96.8% | ||||||
| Wood | 93.3% | ||||||
| Fleece | >99.9% | ||||||
| Ozone (4 ppm) | Glass | 2 h | 94.4% | ||||
| Plastic | 90.0% | ||||||
| Gauze | 99.8% | ||||||
| Wood | (-) | ||||||
| Fleece | 99.7% | ||||||
| 8 | Gamble et al. (2020) | SARS-CoV-2 | Uncovered plate oven (70°C) | Suspension test | (-) | (-) | ∼37 min |
| Covered plate oven (70°C) | ∼3 min and 56 s | ||||||
| Closed vial oven (70°C) | ∼51.6 s | ||||||
| Closed vial heat block (70°C) | ∼1 min and 55 s | ||||||
| 9 | Gerchman et al. (2020) | HCoV-OC43 | UV-LED (267 nm wavelength, 6–7 mJ/cm2) | Suspension test | 60 s | >3 log10 | (-) |
| UV-LED (279 nm wavelength, 6–7 mJ/cm2) | >3 log10 | ||||||
| UV-LED (286 nm wavelength, 13 mJ/cm2) | 90 s | >3 log10 | |||||
| UV-LED (297 nm wavelength, 32 mJ/cm2) | >3 log10 | ||||||
| 10 | Heilingloh et al. (2020) | SARS-CoV-2 | UV-C 1.94 mJ/cm2/s | Suspension test | 9 min | Total inactivation | (-) |
| UV-A 0.54 mJ/cm2/s | 1 log reduction | ||||||
| combined (UV-C and UV-A) | Total inactivation | ||||||
| 11 | Hulkower et al. (2011) | TGEV | 9.09% O-phenylphenol, 7.66% P-tertiary amylphenol | Stainless steel surface | 1 min | 2.03 log10 | (-) |
| 6% sodium hypochlorite | 0.35 log10 | ||||||
| 0.55% ortho-phthalaldehyde | 2.27 log10 | ||||||
| 70% ethanol | 3.19 log10 | ||||||
| 62% ethanol | 4.04 log10 | ||||||
| 71% ethanol | 3.51 log10 | ||||||
| MHV | 9.09% O-phenylphenol, 7.66% P-tertiary amylphenol | 1.33 log10 | |||||
| 6% sodium hypochlorite | 0.62 log10 | ||||||
| 0.55% ortho-phthalaldehyde | 1.71 log10 | ||||||
| 70% ethanol | 3.92 log10 | ||||||
| 62% ethanol | 2.66 log10 | ||||||
| 71% ethanol | 1.98 log10 | ||||||
| 12 | Khaiboullina et al. (2020) | HCoV | TNP coating + UV-C (254 nm wavelength) | Glass coverslip surface | TNP (20 min to dry or left wet) o and UV-C (30 s and 1 minute) | Reduction in viral copies on both wet and dry surfaces potentiated by the addition of TNP | (-) |
| 13 | Liu et al. (2020) | SARS-CoV-2 | Ultra-high power UV-C | Suspension test | 1 s | 100% | (-) |
| 14 | Malenovská (2020) | SARS-CoV-2 | 99% water, caprylyl/capryl glucoside, citric acid, sodium citrate, sodium benzoate | Plastic (4°C) | 24 h | ∼1.9 log10 | (-) |
| 48 h | ∼2.6 log10 | ||||||
| 72 h | ∼2.2 log10 | ||||||
| 96 h | >1 log10 | ||||||
| 120 | >0.3 log10 | ||||||
| Water, ethanol (0.6 g/wipe), glycerine, Aloe barbadensis leaf extract, chlorhexidine digluconate | 24 h | 2.4 log10 | |||||
| 48 h | 2.2 log10 | ||||||
| 72 h | >1.8 log10 | ||||||
| 96 h | >1 log10 | ||||||
| 120 h | >0.3 log10 | ||||||
| 0.75% didecyl-dimethyl-ammonium chloride, 0.5% hydrogen peroxide, less than 5% non-ionic surface active agent, cationic surface active agent, bleaching agent based on oxygen, perfume, limonene, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate | 24 h | >3.3 log10 | |||||
| 48 h | >3.1 log10 | ||||||
| 72 h | >2.3 log10 | ||||||
| 96 h | Not performed | ||||||
| 120 h | Not performed | ||||||
| 15 | Martins et al. (2020) | SARS-CoV-2 | Ozonated water [0.2–0.8 ppm (mg/L)] | Suspension test | 1 min | 2 log10 | (-) |
| 16 | Meyers et al. (2021) | HCoV | 62% ethanol | Porcelain surface | 15 s, 30 s, 1 min | >4 log10, >4 log10, >4 log10 | (-) |
| 70% ethanol | >4 log10, >4 log10,>4 log10 | ||||||
| 75% ethanol | >4 log10, >4 log10, >4 log10 | ||||||
| 80% ethanol | >4 log10, ≥4 log10, >4 log10 | ||||||
| 95% ethanol | >2 log10, 2–3 log10, 1–2 log10 | ||||||
| 70% isopropanol | >4 log10, >4 log10, >4 log10 | ||||||
| 75% isopropanol | >4 log10, >4 log10, >4 log10 | ||||||
| 80% isopropanol | >4 log10, >4 log10,>4 log10 | ||||||
| 95% isopropanol | >4 log10, 3–4 log10, 3–4 log10 | ||||||
| 0.0525% sodium hypochlorite | 1–2 log10, 2–3 log10, 2–3 log10 | ||||||
| 0.525% sodium hypochlorite | >4 log10, >4 log10, >4 log10 | ||||||
| 0.1% sodium hypochlorite | Not performed | ||||||
| Glutaraldehyde | >4 log10, >4 log10, >4 log10 | ||||||
| 62% ethanol | Ceramic surface | >4 log10, >4 log10, >4 log10 | |||||
| 70% ethanol | >4 log10, >4 log10, >4 log10 | ||||||
| 75% ethanol | 3–4 log10, >4 log10, >4 log10 | ||||||
| 80% ethanol | >4 log10, >4 log10, >4 log10 | ||||||
| 95% ethanol | 1–2 log10, 1–2 log10, 1–2 log10 | ||||||
| 70% isopropanol | >4 log10, 3–4 log10, >4 log10 | ||||||
| 75% isopropanol | >4 log10, >4 log10, >4 log10 | ||||||
| 80% isopropanol | >4 log10, >4 log10, >4 log10 | ||||||
| 95% isopropanol | 3–4 log10, 1–2 log10, 1–2 log10 | ||||||
| 0.0525% sodium hypochlorite | 1–3 log10, 1–2 log10, 1–2 log10 | ||||||
| 0.525% sodium hypochlorite | >4 log10, >4 log10, >4 log10 | ||||||
| 0.1% sodium hypochlorite | >4 log10, >4 log10, >4 log10 | ||||||
| Glutaraldehyde | >4 log10, >4 log10, >4 log10 | ||||||
| 17 | Monge et al. (2020) | SARS-CoV-2 | Cationic phenylene ethynylene polymers (conjugated electrolytes) | Suspension test | 10 min | 1–5 log | (-) |
| Cationic phenylene ethynylene oligomers (conjugated electrolytes) | 20 min | 1.5 log | |||||
| 60 min | 5 log | ||||||
| 18 | Rabenau et al. (2005) | SARS-CoV | Mikrobac forte (0.5% benzalkonium chloride and laurylamine) | Suspension test | 30 min | ≥6.13 log10 | (-) |
| Korsolin FF (0.5% benzalkonium chloride, glutaraldehyde and didecyldimonium chloride) | ≥3.75 log10 | ||||||
| Dismozon pur (magnesium monoperphthalate) | ≥4.5 log10 | ||||||
| Korsolex basic [4% glutaraldehyde and (ethylenedioxy) dimethanol] | 15 min | ≥3.5 log10 | |||||
| Korsolex basic [3% glutaraldehyde and (ethylenedioxy) dimethanol] | 30 min | ≥3.5 log10 | |||||
| Korsolex basic [2% glutaraldehyde and (ethylenedioxy) dimethanol] | 60 min | ≥3.5 log10 | |||||
| 19 | Ratnesar-Shumate et al. (2020) | SARS-CoV-2 | 37°C + 5% CO2 | Stainless steel coupons | 20 min | 1.6 W/m2 UV-B ->∼2.5 log10 | (-) |
| 0.7 W/m2 UV-B ->∼2.2 log10 | |||||||
| 0.3 W/m2 UV-B ->∼2.5 log 10 | |||||||
| Darkness ->0.5 log10 | |||||||
| 20 | Wood and Payne (1998) | HCoV | Dettol (5% chloroxylenol) | Suspension test | 1 min | 0.0 log10 | (-) |
| Dettol for hospitals (1% benzalkonium chloride) | 0.0 log10 | ||||||
| Savlon (5% cetrimide and chlorhexidine gluconate) | 0.0 log10 | ||||||
| 21 | Franke et al. (2021) | Bacteriophage F6 (phi 6) | Ozone (80 ppm) + 90% relative humidity | Melamine-coated solid core panels | 60 min | 4.29 log10 | (-) |
| Ceramic tiles | 6.15 log10 | ||||||
| Stainless steel carriers | 5.31 log10 | ||||||
| Bovine coronavirus | Melamine-coated solid core panels | 5.03 log10 | |||||
| Ceramic tiles | 4.88 log10 | ||||||
| Stainless steel carriers | 5.31 log10 | ||||||
| 22 | Gidari et al. (2021) | SARS-CoV-2 | 23–25°C + 40–50 relative humidity | Plastic | (-) | (-) | 3.5 h |
| Stainless steel carriers | 4.4 h | ||||||
| Glass | 4.2 h | ||||||
| UV-C (254 nm) | Plastic | 20.06 mJ/cm2 (36 s) | >4.00 log10 | (-) | |||
| Stainless steel carriers | 20.06 mJ/cm2 (36 s) | >4.00 log10 | |||||
| Glass | 10.25 mJ/cm2 (21 s) | >4.00 log10 | |||||
| 23 | Hu et al. (2021) | SARS-CoV-2 | Ozonated water (36 mg/L) | Suspension test | 0 min | 0.0 log10 | (-) |
| 1 min | ∼5 log10 | ||||||
| 5 min | ∼5 log10 | ||||||
| 10 min | ∼5 log10 | ||||||
| Ozonated water (18 mg/L) | 1 min | ∼5 log10 | |||||
| 24 | Ijaz et al. (2020) | MHV-1 | 0.12% p-chloro-m-xylenol (PCMX) | Glass | 0.5 min | ≥4.2 log10 | (-) |
| HCoV-229E | 10 min | ≥4.0 log10 | |||||
| SARS-CoV | 5 min | ≥6.0 log10 | |||||
| MERS-CoV | 5 min | ≥5.0 log10 | |||||
| SARS-CoV-2 | Suspension test | 1 min | ≥5.0 log10 | ||||
| HCoV-229E (1), SARS-CoV (2), SARS-CoV-2 (3) | PCMX (0.125% w/v) | Glass + organic load | 5–10 min | (1) ≥4.0 log10, (2) ≥6.0 log10, (3) not performed | |||
| Alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride QAC (0.19% w/w) | 1.75 min | (1) ≥6.0 log10, (2) ≥5.8 log10, (3) ≥3.5 log10 | |||||
| Citric acid (2.4% w/w) | 0.5 min | (1) ≥4.3 log10, (2) ≥3.0 log10, (3) ≥3.0 log10 | |||||
| Ethanol (50% w/w)/QAC (0.082% w/w) | 0.5–1.75 min | (1) ≥5.5 log10, (2) not performed, (3) ≥4.5 log10 | |||||
| Alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride (0.0916%) | 5 min | (1) ≥3.5 log10, (2) ≥4.8 log10, (3) not performed | |||||
| QAC (0.092% w/w) | 2 min | (1) ≥3.3 log10, (2) ≥3.8 log10, (3) ≥4.0 log10 | |||||
| HCoV-229E (1), SARS-CoV-2 (2) | QAC (0.077% w/w) | Suspension test | 5 min | (1) Not performed (2) ≥4.1 log10 | |||
| Lactic acid (1.9% w/w) | 5 min | (1) Not performed (2) ≥5.5 log10 | |||||
| Hydrochloric acid (0.25% w/w) | 0.5 min | (1) Not performed (2) ≥4.1 log10 | |||||
| Sodium hypochlorite (0.14% w/w) | 0.5 min | (1) Not performed (2) ≥5.1 log10 | |||||
| Benzalkonium chloride (0.45% w/w) | 5 min | (1) Not performed (2) ≥4.5 log10 | |||||
| Ethanol (44% w/w) | 5 min | (1) ≥4.0 log10 (2) ≥4.1 log10 | |||||
| Sodium hypochlorite (0.32% w/w) | 5 min | (1) Not performed (2) ≥5.1 log10 | |||||
| 25 | Messina et al. (2021) | SARS-CoV-2 | UV irradiation chips (265–350 nm) box with lid - reflected light | Suspension test | 3 min | 4.70 log10 | (-) |
| UV irradiation chips (265–350 nm) box with lid | 3 min | 3.45 log10 | |||||
| UV irradiation chips (265–350 nm) box with lid | 6 min | 5.53 log10 | |||||
| UV irradiation chips (265–350 nm) box with lid | 6 min | 5.53 log10 | |||||
| UV irradiation chips (265–350 nm) box with lid | 10 min | 5.70 log10 | |||||
| UV irradiation chips (265–350 nm) box with lid | 10 min | 5.70 log10 | |||||
| UV irradiation chips (265–350 nm) box without lid - direct light | 3 min | 4.62 log10 | |||||
| UV irradiation chips (265–350 nm) box without lid | 3 min | 5.53 log10 | |||||
| UV irradiation chips (265–350 nm) box without lid | 10 min | 5.70 log10 | |||||
| UV irradiation chips (265–350 nm) box without lid | 10 min | 5.70 log10 | |||||
| 26 | Steinhauer et al. (2020) | Modified vaccinia virus Ankara | 20% surface disinfectant - propan-2-ol, ethanol | Suspension test | 15 s | ∼0 log10 | (-) |
| 90% surface disinfectant - propan-2-ol, ethanol | 15 s | ≥4.25 log10 | |||||
| Vaccinia virus Elstree | 80% surface disinfectant - QAC | 30 s | ≥4.32 log10 | ||||
| 80% surface disinfectant - QAC | 60 s | ≥4.51 log10 | |||||
| SARS-CoV-2 | 20% surface disinfectant - propan-2-ol, ethanol | 15 s | ≥4.02 log10 | ||||
| 80% surface disinfectant - propan-2-ol, ethanol | 15 s | ≥4.02 log10 | |||||
| 20% surface disinfectant - QAC | 15 s | ≥4.02 log10 | |||||
| 20% surface disinfectant - QAC | 60 s | ≥3.17 log10 | |||||
| 80% surface disinfectant - QAC | 15 s | ≥4.38 log10 | |||||
| 80% surface disinfectant - QAC | 30 s | ≥4.38 log10 | |||||
| 80% surface disinfectant - QAC | 60 s | ≥2.17 log10 | |||||
| 27 | Trivellin et al. (2020) | SARS-CoV-2 | UV-C LED (275 nm) spherical irradiation box | Football | 1 min | >3 log10 | (-) |
| 2 min | >3 log10 | ||||||
| Basketball | 1 min | >3 log10 | |||||
| 2 min | >3 log10 | ||||||
| Volleyball | 1 min | >3 log10 | |||||
| 2 min | >3 log10 | ||||||
| 28 | Uppal et al. (2021) | HCoV-OC43 | Ozone (20 ppm) | Glass | 10 min | 90.71% | (-) |
| Ozone (25 ppm) | 10 min | 92.3245% | |||||
| 15 min | 99.99% | ||||||
| 20 min | 100.00% | ||||||
| Ozone (50 ppm) | 10 min | 99.987% | |||||
| 15 min | 99.985% | ||||||
| 20 min | 100.00% |
SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2; MHV, mouse hepatitis virus; MERS-COV, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus; TGEV, transmissible gastroenteritis coronavirus; HCoV, human coronavirus; ACOV, avian coronavirus; UV-C, ultraviolet C irradiation; UV-A, ultraviolet A irradiation; UV-LED, ultraviolet light emitting diode; Cu2O/PU, cuprous oxide/polyurethane; TiO2, titanium dioxide; TNP, TiO2 nanoparticle; ABS plastic, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene plastic.