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Viricidal action of ethylene oxide gas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

A. Klarenbeek  and
H. A. E. van Tongeren
A. Klarenbeek
Affiliation:
Department of Bacteriology andExperimental Pathology of the Netherlands Institute for Preventive Medicine, Leiden, Holland
H. A. E. van Tongeren
Affiliation:
Department of Bacteriology andExperimental Pathology of the Netherlands Institute for Preventive Medicine, Leiden, Holland
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Investigation of the viricidal effect of a mixture of ethylene oxide and carbon dioxide on two viruses, Columbia SK and vaccinia, yielded favourable results. Since ethylene oxide also exerts a germicidal effect, it offers simple and inexpensive disinfection of certain materials, especially those of low thermostability.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 52 , Issue 4 , December 1954 , pp. 525 - 528
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1954

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