Development of a practical method for using ozone gas as a virus decontaminating agent

Ozone: Science and Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 216-223

  Hudson, James B ^a   Sharma, Manju ^a   Vimalanathan, Selvarani ^a  

^a Viroforce Systems Inc Laboratory   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antiviral; Catalytic converter; Decontamination; Field trials; Humidity; Ozone; Ozone generator; Viruses

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRAL; BIOLOGICAL FLUIDS; FIELD TRIAL; FIELD TRIALS; HEALTHCARE FACILITY; HIGH HUMIDITY; HUMIDITY; MOBILE APPARATUS; OZONE GAS; OZONE GENERATOR; POROUS SURFACE; PRACTICAL METHOD; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SHORT PERIODS;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CATALYTIC CONVERTERS; DECONTAMINATION; HEALTH CARE; MICROORGANISMS; MOISTURE;

OZONE;

EID: 70449331700     PISSN: 01919512     EISSN: 15476545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01919510902747969     Document Type: Article

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