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Deep Cleaning
Cleaning occurs in various commercial, domestic, personal, and environmental contexts, which differ in scale and requirements.
Commercial cleaning, in business or other commercial settings
Terminal cleaning, in healthcare settings
Environmental remediation, the removal of pollution or contaminants from the natural environment
Housekeeping, including spring cleaning
Hygiene, including personal grooming
Methods
A shop assistant washing a shop window in Jyväskylä, Finland in the 1960s.
Cleaning is broadly achieved through mechanical action and/or solvent action; many methods rely on both processes.
Washing, usually done with water and often some kind of soap or detergent
Pressure washing, using a high-pressure stream of water
Wet cleaning, methods of professional laundering that avoid the use of chemical solvents
Abrasive blasting, typically used to remove bulk material from a surface, may be used to remove contaminants as well
Acoustic cleaning, the use of sound waves to shake particulates loose from surfaces
Ultrasonic cleaning, using ultrasound, usually from 20–400 kHz
Megasonic cleaning, a gentler mechanism than ultrasonic cleaning, used in wafer, medical implant, and industrial part cleaning
Carbon dioxide cleaning, a family of methods for parts cleaning and sterilization using carbon dioxide in its various phases
Dry cleaning of clothing and textiles, using a chemical solvent other than water
Flame cleaning of structural steel, with an oxyacetylene flame
Green cleaning, using environmentally friendly methods and products
Plasma cleaning, using energetic plasma or dielectric barrier discharge plasma created from various gases
Sputter cleaning, performed in a vacuum by using physical sputtering of the surface
Steam cleaning, in both domestic and industrial contexts
Thermal cleaning, in industrial settings, involving pyrolysis and oxidation
Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation, which destroys microorganisms; used extensively in the medical and food industries
Cleaning by item
Some items and materials require specialized cleaning techniques, due to their shape, size, location, or the material properties of the object and contaminants.
Buildings and infrastructure
Beach cleaning
Carpet cleaning
Chimney cleaning
Crime scene cleanup
Exterior cleaning
Floor cleaning
Graffiti removal
Roof cleaning
Silo cleaning
Street cleaning
Other items
Coin cleaning
Jewellery cleaning
Laundry, the washing of clothes and other textiles
Parts cleaning, in industry
Pot washing, in food service
Teeth cleaning
Tube cleaning
Poole (/puːl/ (audio speaker iconlisten)) is a large coastal town and seaport in Dorset, on the south coast of England. The town is 21 miles (34 km) east of Dorchester and adjoins Bournemouth to the east. Since 1 April 2019, the local authority is Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council which is a unitary authority. Poole had an estimated population of 151,500 (mid-2016 census estimates) making it the second-largest town in the ceremonial county of Dorset. Together with Bournemouth and Christchurch, the conurbation has a total population of nearly 400,000.
Human settlement in the area dates back to before the Iron Age. The earliest recorded use of the town's name was in the 12th century when the town began to emerge as an important port, prospering with the introduction of the wool trade. Later, the town had important trade links with North America and, at its peak during the 18th century, it was one of the busiest ports in Britain. In the Second World War, Poole was one of the main departing points for the Normandy landings.
Poole is a tourist resort, attracting visitors with its large natural harbour, history, the Lighthouse arts centre and Blue Flag beaches. The town has a commercial port with cross-Channel freight and passenger ferry services, which connect with the Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey, as well as the French port town of Saint-Malo, Brittany.
The headquarters of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is in Poole, and the Royal Marines have a base in the town's harbour. Despite their names, Poole is the home of The Arts University Bournemouth, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and a significant part of Bournemouth University.
