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Log Reduction Calculator

Calculate the log reduction and percentage reduction of microorganisms after treatment.

JavaScript is disabled. Please enable it to use the calculator. (function() { if (!document.getElementById(‘log-reduction-calculator’)) return; const form = document.getElementById(‘calc-form’); const initialCfuInput = document.getElementById(‘initial-cfu’); const finalCfuInput = document.getElementById(‘final-cfu’); const resultDiv = document.getElementById(‘result’); function calculate() { resultDiv.className = ”; resultDiv.innerHTML = ”; try { const initialCfu = parseFloat(initialCfuInput.value); const finalCfu = parseFloat(finalCfuInput.value); if (isNaN(initialCfu) || initialCfu <= 0) throw new Error('Initial CFU must be a positive number.'); if (isNaN(finalCfu) || finalCfu initialCfu) throw new Error(‘Final CFU cannot be greater than initial CFU.’); let logReduction, percentReduction; if (finalCfu === 0) { logReduction = ‘Infinite’; percentReduction = 100; } else { logReduction = Math.log10(initialCfu / finalCfu).toFixed(2); percentReduction = ((initialCfu – finalCfu) / initialCfu * 100).toFixed(2); } resultDiv.innerHTML = ` Results:
Log Reduction: ${logReduction}
Percentage Reduction: ${percentReduction}% `; resultDiv.className = ‘success’; } catch (error) { resultDiv.innerHTML = `Error: ${error.message}`; resultDiv.className = ‘error’; } } function reset() { form.reset(); resultDiv.className = ”; resultDiv.innerHTML = ‘Enter initial and final CFU values, then click “Calculate”.’; initialCfuInput.focus(); } document.getElementById(‘calculate-btn’).addEventListener(‘click’, calculate); document.getElementById(‘reset-btn’).addEventListener(‘click’, reset); form.addEventListener(‘keypress’, function(e) { if (e.key === ‘Enter’ && e.target.tagName !== ‘BUTTON’) { e.preventDefault(); calculate(); } }); })();