electrolyzed waters (Deza et al., 2003; Rico et al., 2008) or directly from the anodic side of the cell (Guentzel et al., 2008). Studies suggest that chlorine compounds when present in NEW can damage membranes of bacteria, but other modes of antimicrobial action (decarboxylation of amino acids, reactions with nucleic acids, oxidation of key enzymes) have been proposed as reviewed by Hricova et al., 2008.