disinfection

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Disinfection work is being carried out, including of sewage and other waste, to ensure the safety of drinking and household water, the report said.

From Reuters • Jun. 18, 2022

Disinfection is done to kill the virus at the affected farm and testing is used to confirm it’s free of the virus.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2022

"Disinfection plays little or no role in controlling the spread of an airborne disease, obviously."

From Salon • Jul. 24, 2021

And there’s one particularly vexing source of sanitization theater: The Disinfection Tunnel, which requires people to walk through a mist of chemicals.

From Washington Post • Sep. 5, 2020

Infection and Disinfection Disinfection is the destruction of the infective power of infectious material; or, in other words, disinfection is the destruction of the agents of infection.

From The Home Medical Library, Volume V (of VI) by Winslow, Kenelm