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Viricidal activity of open air

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

J. E. Benbough and
A. M. Hood
J. E. Benbough
Affiliation:
Microbiological Research Establishment, Porton Down, Salisbury, Wilts.
A. M. Hood
Affiliation:
Microbiological Research Establishment, Porton Down, Salisbury, Wilts.
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Airborne Semliki Forest virus and T coliphages were inactivated at a considerably enhanced rate in open air compared with enclosed air. Open air exerts its maximum sterilizing activity on viruses contained in the smallest sized particles.

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Research Article
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Journal of Hygiene , Volume 69 , Issue 4 , December 1971, pp. 619 - 626
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1971

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