Case study: A case study on decontamination of a biosafety level-3 laboratory and associated ductwork within an operational building using gaseous chlorine dioxide

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2012, Pages D196-D205

  Lowe, John J ^a   Gibbs, Shawn G ^a   Iwen, Peter C ^a,b   Smith, Philip W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE DERIVATIVE; CHLORINE DIOXIDE; OXIDE;

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; VALIDATION STUDY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DECONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OXIDES; VENTILATION;

EID: 84874177348     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2012.733592     Document Type: Note

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