Development of a methodology for the quantification of reaerosolization of a biological contaminate surrogate particle from a military uniform fabric.
In a mass casualty medical evacuation after a bioaerosol (BA) dispersal event, a decontamination (DC) method is needed that can both decontaminate and prevent biological particle (BP) re-aerosolization (RA) of contaminated clothes. However, neither the efficacy of current DC methods nor the risk of...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Occupational & Environmental Hygiene Vol. 20; no. 12; pp. 574 - 586 |
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| Formato: | pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Dec2023
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