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FEMA Device Decontaminates N95 Masks For Colorado Health Care Workers

(CBS4) - Colorado health care workers will now be able to reuse N95 masks thanks to a device from FEMA called Battelle Critical Care Decontamination System. The decontamination system uses vaporized hydrogen peroxide to sanitize medical masks and it will be installed at the Adams County Fairgrounds.

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It can sanitize as much as 80,000 N95 masks per day.

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All workers will be eligible to use the system for free if they work with the health care providers they're employed by and fill out an online form at battelle.org/decon.

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