Log reduction is a term often used in microbiology and public health to describe the effectiveness of a decontamination or disinfection process in reducing the number of viable microorganisms, particularly pathogens, on a surface, in a solution, or within a given environment. The term "log" refers to the logarithmic scale, and a "log reduction" quantifies the reduction in the number of organisms in powers of ten.
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