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Gross Decontamination

Gross Decontamination is a decontamination procedure that belongs to the class of initial-level decontamination methods, specifically characterized by the rapid removal of the majority of contaminants from personnel, equipment, or surfaces without thorough cleaning, primarily aimed at reducing health risks and preventing cross-contamination.

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Flame retardants, dioxins, and furans in air and on firefighters’ protective ensembles during controlled residential firefighting

Kenneth W. Fent, Mark J. La Guardia, Drew R. Luellen et al. · Environment International · 2020 · 59 citations · Full text

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A Comparative Study of Methods To Validate Formaldehyde Decontamination of Biological Safety Cabinets

Kerry Munro, Janice A. Lanser, Robert L. Flower · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 1999 · 47 citations · Full text

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Ineffectiveness of Latex Condoms in Preventing Contamination of the Transvaginal Ultrasound Transducer Head

John Storment, Manju Monga, Jorge D. Blanco · Southern Medical Journal · 1997 · 41 citations

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Selective Decontamination of the Digestive Tract with Aztreonam: A Study of 10 Healthy Volunteers

H. G. de Vries-Hospers, G.W. Welling, Edward A. Swabb et al. · The Journal of Infectious Diseases · 1984 · 41 citations

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A Trial of Cephalothin Sodium in Colon Surgery to Prevent Wound Infection

Jonathan Burdon · Archives of Surgery · 1977 · 32 citations

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Authors

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  1. RP
    Robert P. Chilcott

    University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 15 citations

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  2. AC
    Alexander C. Mayer

    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, United States

    1 publications · 59 citations

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  3. GW
    G.W. Welling

    University of Groningen, Netherlands

    1 publications · 41 citations

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  4. BD
    B.G. Dunavant

    University of Florida, United States

    1 publications · 11 citations

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  5. IC
    I‐Chen Chen

    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, United States

    1 publications · 59 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Skidmore College

    Saratoga Springs, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    59 citations

  2. University of Hertfordshire

    Hatfield, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

  3. Institute of International Politics and Economics

    Belgrade, Serbia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    20 citations

  4. University of South Australia

    Adelaide, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    47 citations

  5. Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

    Salisbury, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

  6. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Atlanta, United States

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    236 citations

  7. UL Research Institutes

    Evanston, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    59 citations

  8. Royal North Shore Hospital

    St Leonards, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    47 citations

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  1. Southern Medical Journal

    SMJ · 1 publications · 41 citations

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  2. Health Security

    1 publications · 15 citations

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  3. The Journal of Infectious Diseases

    JID · 1 publications · 41 citations

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  4. Environment International

    1 publications · 59 citations

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  5. Health Physics

    1 publications · 11 citations

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