A safer option for cleaning milking systems on dairy farms may also decrease cleaning time and cost, according to a team engineers. The researchers studied the effectiveness of the first three cycles of the Cleaning-in-Place process -- warm water rinse, alkaline wash and acid rinse -- using electrolyzed oxidizing, or EO, water in place of harsher chemicals typically used in the alkaline and acid washes.

Source: Tap water, table salt may be safer, cheaper for milk production cleanup