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  • For this reason, I was intrigued by the idea of one poster on the aforementioned forum that it would be prudent to treat bottled, purified water purchased commercially with the widely available silver based decontaminant with which we normally prepare our food and drinking water at home.

    On Crossing the MoMo Bridge 2009

  • For this reason, I was intrigued by the idea of one poster on the aforementioned forum that it would be prudent to treat bottled, purified water purchased commercially with the widely available silver based decontaminant with which we normally prepare our food and drinking water at home.

    On Crossing the MoMo Bridge 2009

  • For this reason, I was intrigued by the idea of one poster on the aforementioned forum that it would be prudent to treat bottled, purified water purchased commercially with the widely available silver based decontaminant with which we normally prepare our food and drinking water at home.

    On Crossing the MoMo Bridge 2009

  • Now, I understand Senator Daschle's office, the fifth and sixth floor of the Hart Building may still be under decontaminant.

    CNN Transcript Oct 21, 2001 2001

  • Only after spraying with decontaminant, did they examine it closely.

    Deathworld Harry Harrison

  • "If the decontaminant comes into contact with the agent, it will destroy it," says Wagner - but it's also environmentally friendlier than the disinfectants it is meant to replace.

    Latest Science News Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, Articles and Book Reviews 2010

  • Aberdeen, Md. "There wasn't really any broad-spectrum decontaminant," he says.

    Latest Science News Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, Articles and Book Reviews 2010

  • "We started out with a shop vac, mop and broom, scrapers, buckets, rags, and a variety of decontaminant chemicals that we had gotten from a local janitorial service," Reifsteck says.

    Chicago Reader 2010

  • One of the most surprising facts recently revealed about Dihydrogen Monoxide contamination is in its use as a food and produce "decontaminant."

    Latest Articles 2010

  • There is an interesting color decontaminant option that removes too much background that you might have inadvertently included in your mask.

    The Inquirer 2010

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