Sterilization (microbiology) — Sterilization (or sterilisation, see spelling differences) refers to any process that effectively kills or eliminates transmissible agents (such as fungi, bacteria, viruses, spore forms, etc.) from a surface, equipment, article of food or… … Wikipedia
Soil steam sterilization — is a farming technique that sterilizes soil with steam in open fields or greenhouses. It is being used as an alternative to bromomethane, whose production and use was curtailed by the Montreal Protocol. Steam effectively kills pathogens by… … Wikipedia
Moist heat sterilization — See also: Sterilization (microbiology) Heating an article is one of the earliest forms of sterilization practiced. Moist heat, as the name indicates, utilizes hot air that is heavily laden with water vapour and where this moisture plays the most… … Wikipedia
Sexual Sterilization Act of Alberta — In 1928, the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada, enacted the Sexual Sterilization Act. The Act, drafted to protect the gene pool, allowed for sterilization of mentally disabled persons in order to prevent the transmission of undesirable… … Wikipedia
John Tyndall — Infobox Scientist name = John Tyndall caption = John Tyndall. birth date = August 2, 1820 birth place = Leighlinbridge, County Carlow, Ireland death date = December 4, 1893 (aged 73) death place = Surrey, England residence = nationality = British … Wikipedia
Ethylene oxide — Oxirane redirects here. For oxiranes as a class of molecules, see epoxide. Ethylene oxide … Wikipedia
birth control — regulation of the number of children born through the deliberate control or prevention of conception. Cf. family planning (def. 1). [1914, Amer.] * * * Voluntary limiting of human reproduction, using such means as contraception, sexual abstinence … Universalium
Infection control — is the discipline concerned with preventing nosocomial or healthcare associated infection, a practical (rather than academic) sub discipline of epidemiology. It is an essential, though often under recognized and under supported, part of the… … Wikipedia
Autoclave — For other uses, see Autoclave (disambiguation). Square Section Autoclave A modern front loading autoclave Uses Sterilization Inventor Charles Chamberland Manufacturer Astell Scientific … Wikipedia
Eugenics — is the self direction of human evolution : Logo from the Second International Eugenics Conference, 1921, depicting Eugenics as a tree which unites a variety of different fields.[1] Eugenics is the applied science or the bio social movement which… … Wikipedia
Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation — (UVGI) is a sterilization method that uses ultraviolet (UV) light at sufficiently short wavelength to break down micro organisms. [National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. (2008, April). NIOSH eNews, 5(12). Retrieved September 10,… … Wikipedia