Disinfection definition

Disinfection means a process which inactivates pathogenic organisms in water by chemical oxidants or equivalent agents.
Disinfection means the procedure that kills pathogenic microorganisms, but not necessarily their spores.
Disinfection means a process that inactivates pathogenic organisms in water by chemical oxidants or equivalent agents.

Examples of Disinfection in a sentence

  • A fiber optic communications system will be installed between the SO2- Building, Daylight Station, and the Disinfection Building to provide improved communications and operational flexibility for these remote facilities.


More Definitions of Disinfection

Disinfection means the procedure whereby health measures are taken to control or kill infectious agents on a human or animal body surface or in or on baggage, cargo, containers, conveyances, goods and postal parcels by direct exposure to chemical or physical agents;
Disinfection means a treatment that kills or irreversibly inactivates microorganisms (e.g., bacteria, viruses, and parasites); in water treatment, a chemical (commonly chlorine, chloramine, or ozone) or physical process (e.g., ultraviolet radiation) can be used.
Disinfection means the process that eliminates many or all pathogenic organisms, except bacterial spores, on inanimate objects.
Disinfection means the destruction of disease-causing microorganisms on inanimate objects or surfaces, thereby rendering these objects safe for use or handling.
Disinfection means the use of chlorine or other agent or process the department approves for killing or inactivating microbio- logical organisms, including pathogenic and indicator organisms.
Disinfection means the process of destroying pathogenic microorganisms in sewage through the application of ultraviolet light, chlorination, or ozonation.
Disinfection means a process which inactivates patho- genic organisms in water by chemical oxidants or equivalent agents.