2010
DOI: 10.4103/0975-7406.68505
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Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear decontamination: Recent trends and future perspective

Abstract: Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) decontamination is the removal of CBRN material from equipment or humans. The objective of the decontamination is to reduce radiation burden, salvage equipment, and materials, remove loose CBRN contaminants, and fix the remaining in place in preparation for protective storage or permanent disposal work activities. Decontamination may be carried out using chemical, electrochemical, and mechanical means. Like materials, humans may also be contaminated with C… Show more

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“…Preliminary knowledge concerning particle size distributions, as well as expected heights of release (obtained in detailed accident analysis) is essential. The sizes, patterns and ground concentrations of potentially contaminated areas, can (and should) be estimated in preliminary, rather conservative risk assessment and serve as vital inputs into pre planned emergency measures, to be taken in cases of accidental events, including, inter alia, decontamination efforts (Kumar et al, 2010;OPEM, 2014;OSHA, 2005). Estimations of contaminated land characteristics depend strongly on dispersion/ settling modeling, which, as shown in this study, are determined, to a large extent, by particle size distributions.…”
Section: Practical Implementation Of the Proposed Methodologymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Preliminary knowledge concerning particle size distributions, as well as expected heights of release (obtained in detailed accident analysis) is essential. The sizes, patterns and ground concentrations of potentially contaminated areas, can (and should) be estimated in preliminary, rather conservative risk assessment and serve as vital inputs into pre planned emergency measures, to be taken in cases of accidental events, including, inter alia, decontamination efforts (Kumar et al, 2010;OPEM, 2014;OSHA, 2005). Estimations of contaminated land characteristics depend strongly on dispersion/ settling modeling, which, as shown in this study, are determined, to a large extent, by particle size distributions.…”
Section: Practical Implementation Of the Proposed Methodologymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Surgical debridement can be done in contaminations that cause disruption in the integrity of the skin. The wastewater is drained from a secure area (7,9).…”
Section: Emergency and First Aid In Cases Of The Use Of Nuclear Weaponsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Alkylation of ribonucleic acid (RNA), proteins, cellular membrane components and crosslinks between DNA and proteins can be the cause of cellular damage 12 . Tables 1-5 summarizes the properties of different chemical warfare agents, their physical characteristics, means of exposure and treatment strategies to be followed [14][15][16] .…”
Section: Toxic Industrial Chemicals/materialsmentioning
confidence: 99%