Cabinet decontamination using formaldehyde

Applied Biosafety

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 60-67

  Ngabo, Didier ^a   Pottage, Thomas ^a   Bennett, Allan ^a   Parks, Simon ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacillus atrophaeus; Biological indicators; Decontamination; Disinfection; Formaldehyde; Fumigation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85021357914     PISSN: 15356760     EISSN: 24701246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1535676017705644     Document Type: Article

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