title: Paraformaldehyde for surface sterilization and detoxification.
abstract: Paraformaldehyde powder, depolymerized by heat, produced formaldehyde gas that was effective in sterilizing laboratory rooms, a mobile laboratory trailer, various surfaces, fiberglass filter medium, and specialized laboratory equipment. A sporulating and nonsporulating strain of bacteria, a virus, and a bacterial toxin were used as test agents. The dissemination procedures and equipment, the assay techniques, and the facilities and equipment sterilized were described.
mesh_terms: D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000187:drug effects; D003014:Clostridium botulinum; D004202:Disinfectants; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D005557:Formaldehyde / Q000494:pharmacology; D005740:Gases; D007753:Laboratories; D009522:Newcastle disease virus / Q000187:drug effects; D012706:Serratia marcescens / Q000187:drug effects; D013242:Sterilization / Q000295:instrumentation; D014118:Toxins, Biological
chemical_list: D004202:Disinfectants; D005740:Gases; D014118:Toxins, Biological; D005557:Formaldehyde