Decontamination 03
Decontamination 03 : A physical and/or chemical process to minimize the spread of contaminants. Such contaminants may be associated with persons, animals, equipment, land, structures or commodities. A narrow definition is in the National Fire Protection Association's NFPA 472 standard: "The physical or chemical process of reducing and preventing the spread of contaminants from persons and equipment used at a hazardous materials incident."