Efficacy of chlorine dioxide as a gas and in solution in the inactivation of two trichothecene mycotoxins

International Journal of Toxicology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 181-186

  Wilson, S C ^a,b   Brasel, T L ^a   Martin, J M ^a   Wu, C ^a   Andriychuk, L ^a   Douglas, D R ^a   Cobos, L ^a   Straus, D C ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioterrorism; Chlorine dioxide; Detoxification; Mycotoxins; Trichothecene

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE DIOXIDE; MYCOTOXIN; RORIDIN A; TRICHOTHECENE; VERRUCARIN A;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; DETOXIFICATION; GAS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; KLUYVEROMYCES; KLUYVEROMYCES MARXIANUS; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

BIOTERRORISM; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DECONTAMINATION; GASES; KLUYVEROMYCES; MYCOTOXINS; OXIDES; SOLUTIONS; TRICHOTHECENES;

KLUYVEROMYCES MARXIANUS;

EID: 22244451965     PISSN: 10915818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10915810590953437     Document Type: Article

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