Decontamination
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Decontamination is most commonly used in medical environments, including dentistry, surgery, and veterinary science, in the process of food preparation, in environmental science,[1] and in forensic science.[2]
Methods
Methods of decontamination include:[3]
- Antisepsis
- Disinfection
- Physical cleaning
- Sterilization (microbiology)
- Ultrasonic cleaning
- Water purification
A variety of decontaminations methods may be used, including physical processes such as distillation, and chemical cleansers such as alcohols and detergents.
See also
- Decontamination foam
- Dry decontamination
- Environmental remediation
- Groundwater decontamination
- Human decontamination
- Soil decontamination
References
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- ↑ Health & Safety Executive: Methods of decontamination. Accessed 16 August 2013
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