Lee - I know ..... fluoropolymer has issues with being "green" but we use it in our T&G treatment in very low percentage by weight.
Joey - Your absolutely right... i know germination starts in 6-12 hours. The bright lights of TV got to me. I owe you a 6 pack of beer.
OoC - Tying into the response to Joey. I do mold analysis through a certified lab (both surface and spore trap) to look at: Alternaria Arthrinium Ascospores* Aureobasidium Basidiospores* Bipolaris/Drechslera Botrytis Chaetomium Cladosporium Curvularia Epicoccum Fusarium Myrothecium Nigrospora Other Other Penicillium/Aspergillus Pithomyces Rusts* Smuts*, Stachybotrys Stemphylium Torula Ulocladium Zygomycetes . Also, in the absence of a robust standard (ASTM, Green Seal) I've developed my own systematic approach to evaluating cleaners, spotters. (Based on a modified CRI test - They only look at 8 stain types on nylon) Obviously there are good products and my approach has been to:
1) Validate product efficacy
2) Define how broad a range the products work
3) Confirm/validate the products are green/healthy
Regarding #3 there are products that claim to be safe/green but contain constituents at the TLV (threshold limit value) and there are even more products that have incomplete MSDS info. I work with jan/san guys and had been around chemistry jobs most of my professional life and when you see guys with mottled skin and health issues you got to ask do I want my crew, my customers, myself to live this experience. No matter your approach HWE, VLM (OP & Bonnet), Dry, Shampoo etc. I think we can agree we are all served by ever improving, healthier products.