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Bioterrorism and Environmental Decontamination  

Jeong, Woo-Dong (School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University)
Mun, Sung-Min (School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University)
Yoon, Je-Yong (School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University)
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Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers / v.29, no.9, 2007 , pp. 1051-1059 More about this Journal
Abstract
Bioterrorism intends to cause mass casualties and social panic by means of malicious pathogenic microorganisms. Environmental decontamination becomes very important as a follow-up measure if that happens. Conventional methods for decontamination is that aqueous disinfectants are being sprayed for killing or not spreading microorganisms with the purpose of preventing infection. However, these procedures are not enough to perfectly sterilize space or surface inside of building, requiring additional measures such as surface disinfection or gas treatment methods. This article deals with the issues about the present decontamination procedures, global trends, in order to formulate suggestion for advanced environmental decontamination.
Keywords
Bioterrorism; Pathogen; Environmental Decontamination; Surface Disinfection; Gas Sterilization;
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