A new sterilization method uses radio waves to clean surgical instruments. Radio-frequency gas-plasma cleaning, a technology used in the electronics industry, has been found useful for medical devices ...

A rapid, high-heat electrothermal soil remediation process flushes out both organic pollutants and heavy metals in seconds without damaging soil fertility. Filtration systems are designed to capture ...

The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) partnered with DHS and other agencies to develop two resources for managing exposure in mass chemical incidents. The two ...

Virginia Commonwealth University Health System has begun a pilot program to safely decontaminate N95 masks using equipment and a method developed by a team of VCU Health doctors and researchers. As ...

Certifying that a building is safe for reoccupation is a complex process that involves decision making on several factors, including sampling procedures and decontamination methods. The process must ...

SCOTTSDALE — The two firefighters in heavy-duty khaki uniforms decorated with fluorescent yellow stripes approached a tall, red tool attached to a black tripod. The names Bruce and Schopp were ...

Firefighters prepare to identify and classify several hazardous chemical and biological materials during a collective training event at the Plum Island Animal Disease Research Facility, New York, May ...