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  <title><![CDATA[Ozone gas can provide a safe means to disinfect personal protective equipment]]></title>
  <body><![CDATA[<p>Health care facilities have used ultraviolet light, vaporized hydrogen peroxide, heat, alcohol and other techniques to disinfect these items, but until recently, there had not been much interest in ozone disinfection for PPE, said <a href="https://chemistry.gatech.edu/people/finn/m.g." target="_blank">M.G. Finn</a> ... <a href="https://chemistry.gatech.edu/people/williams/loren" target="_blank">Loren Williams</a> introduced the research team to a manufacturer of ozone disinfection chambers, which allowed evaluation of the equipment using the test protocol ... After subjecting face masks and respirators to ozone disinfection, the team worked with <a href="https://eas.gatech.edu/people/ng-dr-nga-lee-sally" target="_blank">Ng Lee (Sally) Ng</a> to evaluate the filtration capabilities of the items. <em>Related coverage: <a href="https://www.healthcarefacilitiestoday.com/posts/Ozone-disinfection-could-allow-safe-reuse-of-PPE--24840" id="docs-internal-guid-8d157e72-7fff-de63-2706-d17645e58f3d" style="text-decoration:none;">Healthcare Facilities Today</a>, <a href="https://www.enn.com/articles/64503-ozone-disinfection-could-safely-allow-reuse-of-personal-protective-equipment" style="text-decoration:none;">Environmental News Network</a></em></p>
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