Abstract
A new method using an electric discharge at atmospheric pressure and quasi ambient temperature of the gliding arc type is tested for bio-decontamination purposes. Preliminary results are reported on model bacteria of limited pathological character. Inactivation of three strains of Erwinia was tested over 8-minute periods. The inactivation plots of Erwinia chrysanthemi (Ech) show that a 6-minute treatment induces a fall by 10 logarithm units in the number of viable bacteria, i.e., an abatement close to sterilization conditions.
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