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>According to research by Dr Mark Goodwin, AFB can be sterilized by a 20
>minute soak in 0.5% sodium hypochlorite.  By my calcs, that's roughly 1 part
>6% ultra bleach to 10 parts water.  I don't know about rinsing, but I'm
>sending him an email now to find out.

Presumably that soak is after the wax and other material has
been removed from the surface of the plastic frames, perhaps by
pressure washing.

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