Evaluation of environmental conditions as a decontamination approach for SARS-CoV-2 when applied to common library, archive and museum-related materials.

William R RichterMichelle M SundermanTom O MeraKim A O'BrienKendra MorganSharon Streams

Published in: Journal of applied microbiology (2022)

These results provide information for the library, archives and museum community regarding the inactivation of SARS-CoV-2, showing that inactivation is possible using prescribed environmental conditions and is a potential method of decontamination for items not compatible with common liquid disinfectants.

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