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A study of the perceived risks, benefits and barriers to the use of SDD in adult critical care units (the SuDDICU study) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Peer reviewedPublisher ...
A Liberati   +31 more
core   +4 more sources

Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear decontamination: Recent trends and future perspective

open access: yesJournal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, 2010
Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) decontamination is the removal of CBRN material from equipment or humans. The objective of the decontamination is to reduce radiation burden, salvage equipment, and materials, remove loose CBRN ...
Vinod Kumar   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Volunteer trials of a novel improvised dry decontamination protocol for use during mass casualty incidents as part of the UK'S Initial Operational Response (IOR).

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2017
Previous studies have demonstrated that rapid evacuation, disrobing and emergency decontamination can enhance the ability of emergency services and acute hospitals to effectively manage chemically-contaminated casualties.
Richard Amlôt   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

PLANTS FOR PHYTOREMEDIATION AND BIOFUEL PRODUCTION [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Today decontamination of heavy metal polluted soils is a very important problem in Ukraine. Soils are always contaminated by pollutants, pesticide remains and heavy metals.
Galytska, Maryna   +2 more
core  

Effectiveness of Ultraviolet-C Light and a High-Level Disinfection Cabinet for Decontamination of N95 Respirators

open access: yesPathogens and Immunity, 2020
Background-Shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) including N95 filtering facepiece respirators is an urgent concern in the setting of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Jennifer L. Cadnum   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The percutaneous absorption of soman in a damaged skin porcine model and the evaluation of WoundStat™ as a topical decontaminant [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to evaluate a candidate haemostat (WoundStat™), down-selected from previous in vitro studies, for efficacy as a potential skin decontaminant against the chemical warfare agent pinacoyl methylfluorophosphonate (Soman, GD)
Chilcott, Robert P   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

Analysis of Tick Surface Decontamination Methods

open access: yesMicroorganisms, 2020
Various microbial pathogens have been found in ticks such as Ixodes ricinus. However, most studies assessed tick microbiomes without prior decontamination of the tick surface, which may alter the results and mislead conclusions regarding the composition ...
Angeline Hoffmann   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Efficacy Assessment of Nucleic Acid Decontamination Reagents Used in Molecular Diagnostic Laboratories. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2016
The occurrence of nucleic acid cross contamination in the laboratory resulting in false positive results of diagnostic samples is seriously problematic. Despite precautions to minimize or even avoid nucleic acid cross contaminations, it may appear anyway.
Melina Fischer   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Biosafety and Biohazards: Understanding Biosafety Levels and Meeting Safety Requirements of a Biobank. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
When it comes to biobanking and working with different types of laboratory specimens, it is important to understand potential biohazards to ensure safety of the operator and laboratory personnel.
Gosa, Laura   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

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