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First-step dry decontamination becoming new standard

September 20th, 2025

A District of Columbia 33rd Civil Support Team member simulates decontaminating another member during a field exercise in Ponce, Puerto Rico July 20, 2025. The 33rd trained on surveying, sampling and analyzing pharmaceutical and nerve agent hazards as well as decontamination procedures and contaminated personnel recovery while incorporating federal partners and members of the D.C. […]

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FiberTect wipe tested for “dry” chemical decontamination

March 1st, 2024

FiberTect, a nonwoven wipe invented in the lab of Texas Tech University professor Seshadri Ramkumar, Ph.D., for use by the military in liquid and gaseous chemical decontamination is being evaluated for dry substances as well. Images: Texas Tech University A nonwoven wipe invented in the Texas Tech University lab of professor Seshadri Ramkumar, Ph.D., for use […]

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