Decontamination of VX, GD, and HD on a surface using modified vaporized hydrogen peroxide

Langmuir

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1178-1186

  Wagner, George W ^a   Sorrick, David C ^a   Procell, Lawrence R ^a   Brickhouse, Mark D ^a   Mcvey, Lain F ^b   Schwartz, Lewis I ^b  

^a EDGEWOOD CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Strategic Technologies Enterprises Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOAGENTS; BIOLOGICAL DECONTAMINATION; GASEOUS STERILANTS; VAPORIZED HYDROGEN PEROXIDE (VHP);

AMMONIA; DECONTAMINATION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; STERILIZATION (CLEANING);

SURFACE TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT; GADOLINIUM; METHYLPHOSPHONOTHIOIC ACID S (2 DIISOPROPYLAMINOETHYL) O ETHYL ESTER; MUSTARD GAS; PHOSPHOROTHIOIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; GAS; INFECTION CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AMMONIA; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; DECONTAMINATION; FUMIGATION; GADOLINIUM; GASES; MUSTARD GAS; ORGANOTHIOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33847185173     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la062708i     Document Type: Article

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