Decontamination (1)
Decontamination (1) : The reduction or removal of hazardous material (radioactive, chemical or biologic) from a structure, area, object, animal or person. Appropriate decontamination practice may be simple or complex. When complex, the need is for teams with specialized skills, equipment and supplies. Decontamination may be accomplished by: (1) treating the contaminated surfaces so as to remove or decrease the potency of the contaminating material, (2) letting the material stay in place until radioactivity is decreased as a result of natural decay, or until adverse chemical or biological properties naturally dissipate or dilute, (3) covering the contaminated surfaces, (4) flushing with water. Poor management of decontamination may result in wide spread contamination. A decontamination procedure that physically removes hazardous material should not transfer that same material to another critical site or object in concentrated form
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