What is a “decontamination”?
A microbiological decontamination involves the deactivation/destruction of organisms that are contained within the biosafety cabinet. ENV uses Vapor Phase Hydrogen Peroxide (VPHP) and Formaldehyde to perform decontaminations. ENV is the North American exclusive provider of VPHP and will be making a company wide shift to this technology. ENV will not perform Formaldehyde decons at all in the near future. For more information on VPHP, refer to http://www.envservices.com/services/hp.htm ENV’s decontamination procedures are available upon request. An industry standard decontamination procedure can be found in NSF Standard 49, Annex G.
