Destruction of spores on building decontamination residue in a commercial autoclave

Authors :: Lemieux, P.
Sieber, R.
Osborne, A.
Woodard, A.
Source :: Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Dec, 2006, Vol. 72 Issue 12, p7687, 7 p.
Publication Year :: 2006
Abstract: The effectiveness of a commercial autoclave for treating simulated building decontamination residue (BDR) is evaluated. The results have shown that the packing density and material type of the BDR in the autoclave have a major impact on the effectiveness of the decontamination process.

Subjects :: Autoclaves -- Usage
Water quality -- Research
Bacillus anthracis -- Research
Biological sciences

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