Thousands of masks in US are decontaminated a day to battle coronavirus

NEW YORK - Inside the rural Ohio labs run by Battelle, a nonprofit research and development firm, scientists have tested explosives, experimented with atomic energy and worked with chemical nerve agents. But some of the group's most critical work is now happening outside, in a parking lot.

A severe shortage of personal protective equipment has left hospitals desperate as the outbreak continues to spread. Late last month, Battelle was granted emergency authorization by the Food and Drug Administration to expand its decontamination efforts, following pressure from President Donald Trump and Gov. Mike DeWine of Ohio.

Battelle's West Jefferson site has since received scores of face coverings, double-bagged and stored in boxes marked with biohazard symbols. Health care networks like OhioHealth and Mercy Health are delivering their used masks by couriers. Recently, the chief of a local fire department dropped off masks in person.

Inside the decontamination chamber, the teams position the masks, in batches of 5,000 per cycle, on wire shelves affixed to the chamber's metal walls, taking care to avoid overlapping. Over the next four hours, the gas is flushed out of the room. The teams then reenter the chamber to inspect the masks and conduct spot tests for harmful levels of residual hydrogen peroxide. They then confirm that chemical indicator cards placed throughout the chamber have changed colour - the sign of a successful decontamination.

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