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Decontamination

Decontamination is the process of cleansing to remove contamination, or the possibility of contamination. Decontamination is sometimes abbreviated as "decon", "dcon", or "decontam".Persons suspected of being contaminated are usually separated by sex, and led into either a decon tent, or a decon trailer, where they shed their potentially contamined clothes in a stripdown room. Then they enter a washdown room where they are showered. Finally they enter a drying and re-robing room to be issued clean clothing, or a white Tyvek jumpsuit, or the like. Some more structured facilities, as shown in the drawing, include six rooms . Some facilities, such as Modec's, and many others, are remotely operable, and function like "human carwashes". In describing the plans for Los Angeles authorities, by The ACI World Aviation Security Standing Committee::"The disinfection/decontamination process is akin to putting humans through a car wash after first destroying their garments". Los Angeles World Airports have put in place a contingency plan to disinfect up to 10,000 persons who might have been exposed to biological or chemical substances." (From the Wikpedia article Decontamination.)

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Comparison of two concentrations of NALC-NaOH for decontamination of sputum for mycobacterial culture.
This study compared the effect of using two different concentrations of...
19th November, 2009
Nucleo de Doencas Infecciosas, Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo, Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2009 Dec;13(12):1572-1575.
Removal of Ochratoxin A from Contaminated Red Wines by Repassage over Grape Pomaces.
Ochratoxin A contamination of red wines might be quite severe in certain...
19th November, 2009
Institute of Sciences of Food Production (ISPA), National Research Council J Agric Food Chem. 2009 Nov 17.
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A simple instrument-free gaseous chlorine dioxide method for microbial decontamination of potatoes during storage.
An instrument-free gaseous chlorine dioxide (ClO(2)) method to control...
17th November, 2009
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, The University of Maine, Food Microbiol. 2010 Feb;27(1):179-84. Epub 2009 Sep 3.
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Survey of Salmonella contamination of edible nut kernels on retail sale in the UK.
Consumption of nut kernels has shown an upward trend due to people's...
17th November, 2009
Department of Gastrointestinal, Emerging and Zoonotic Infections, Health Food Microbiol. 2010 Feb;27(1):171-4. Epub 2009 Aug 14.
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Chemical dynamics of acidity and heavy metals in a mine water-polluted soil during decontamination using clean water.
A column leaching experiment was conducted to investigate the chemical...
17th November, 2009
Centre for Ecological and Environmental Technologies, South China J Hazard Mater. 2009 Oct 23.
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Reportlinker Adds Blood Banking and Blood Products - Global Market Perspective 25th November, 2009 Reportlinker
NEW YORK, Nov. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Blood Banking and Blood Products - Global Market Perspective http://www
AHRQ Issues Recommendations for Safeguarding Children During Public Health Emergencies 10th March, 2009 Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality
ROCKVILLE, Md., March 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality today released two new tools designed to protect and care for children who are in a hospital or a

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British Dental Association Calls For NICE Evaluation Of Decontamination Evidence Base, UK
Medical News Today:  Nov 18 2009 9:22PM Matching: decontamination
Medical News: British Dental Association Calls For NICE Evaluation Of Decontamination Evidence Base, UK
BioFind:  Nov 18 2009 12:58PM Matching: decontamination
Chemical Spill at St Albans Hospital
Herts Advertiser:  Oct 23 2009 10:39PM Matching: decontamination
Potential toxins for 'homebound' pets (Proceedings)
Thomson Veterinary Healthcare Communications:  Oct 21 2009 3:52AM Matching: decontamination
UK progresses prion detection and decontamination
Clinica:  Oct 20 2009 6:21PM Matching: decontamination
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Decontamination Patents:

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7588614 Filter housing assembly
7600638 Disposable container system and method with reusable hood assembly
7600639 Disposable container system and method with reusable hood assembly
7601298 Method for processing and treating a biological fluid with light
7601495 Methods, compositions, and kits comprising linker probes for quantifying polynucleotides

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Companies working in the area of Decontamination from Bioportfolio's Biocorporate database :

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Maine Biotechnology Services Incorporated

Maine Biotechnology Services, Inc. is a contract developer of monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies. MBS provides hybridoma development, ascites production and in vitro antibody production via cGMP...
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Triumvirate Environmental

Triumvirate Environmental has been focused upon healthcare since its first day of operation. Our first client was a major teaching hospital in the Boston area, and they remain a client today. Twenty...
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PBSC

The PBSC supply flush glazed viewing panels (vision panel) available in a fire rated option. PBSC’s clean room transfer hatch (pass thru chamber or pass through or pass box) provides a secure means of...
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