August 03, 2019
Contamination is defined as the pollution and contagion of materials, objects, people, area or structure by undesirable microorganisms, harmful industrial chemicals and / or warfare agents in combat situations, chemical-biological terrorist attacks and industrial chemical exposures.
Decontamination is the process of chemical cleansing, sterilization, cleaning and / or removing with antisepsis in the first intervention, in case of possible vital risks involved in these kind of events which are in the scope of civil defense and occupational safety.
Within the scope of the DISASTER RESPONSE PLAN, duties and responsibilities of related institutions and organizations and the equipment to be used are defined. In such cases, the distance to the hazardous area, the number of people exposed, transportation and intervention opportunities are the basis for choosing decontamination systems type.
Apart from industrial pollution, in cases of chemical attacks during