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Battelle Decontamination System Cleans N95 Masks For Health Care Workers

May 8, 2020 / 11:22 PM MDT / CBS News

A sign directs people to drop off masks at the new Battelle CCDS Critical Care Decontamination Systems delivered to Colorado by FEMA and HHS on May 8, 2020 in Brighton. The decontamination system can process up to 80,000 used N95 respirators per day using vapor phase hydrogen peroxide that kills coronavirus and allows masks to be reused 20 times without degradation. (credit: Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)

FEMA And HHS Begin Use Of Decontamination System For N95 Respirators In Colorado

BRIGHTON, CO - MAY 08: Battelle decontamination technicians prepare to run a test of one of the new Battelle CCDS Critical Care Decontamination Systems delivered to Colorado by FEMA and HHS on May 8, 2020 in Brighton, Colorado. The decontamination system can process up to 80,000 used N95 respirators per day using vapor phase hydrogen peroxide that kills coronavirus and allows masks to be reused 20 times without degradation. (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)

FEMA And HHS Begin Use Of Decontamination System For N95 Respirators In Colorado

BRIGHTON, CO - MAY 08: A new Battelle CCDS Critical Care Decontamination System, delivered to Colorado by FEMA and HHS, sits at the Adams County Fairground on May 8, 2020 in Brighton, Colorado. The decontamination system can process up to 80,000 used N95 respirators per day using vapor phase hydrogen peroxide that kills coronavirus and allows masks to be reused 20 times without degradation. (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)

FEMA And HHS Begin Use Of Decontamination System For N95 Respirators In Colorado

BRIGHTON, CO - MAY 08: Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), left, and a Battelle employee look into one of the new Battelle CCDS Critical Care Decontamination Systems delivered to Colorado by FEMA and HHS on May 8, 2020 in Brighton, Colorado. The decontamination system can process up to 80,000 used N95 respirators per day using vapor phase hydrogen peroxide that kills coronavirus and allows masks to be reused 20 times without degradation. (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)

FEMA And HHS Begin Use Of Decontamination System For N95 Respirators In Colorado

BRIGHTON, CO - MAY 08: Protective equipment hangs on the wall at the site of a new Battelle CCDS Critical Care Decontamination System on May 8, 2020 in Brighton, Colorado. The decontamination system can process up to 80,000 used N95 respirators per day using vapor phase hydrogen peroxide that kills coronavirus and allows masks to be reused 20 times without degradation. (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)

FEMA And HHS Begin Use Of Decontamination System For N95 Respirators In Colorado

BRIGHTON, CO - MAY 08: Battelle decontamination technicians talk as they prepare to run a test of one of the new Battelle CCDS Critical Care Decontamination Systems delivered to Colorado by FEMA and HHS on May 8, 2020 in Brighton, Colorado. The decontamination system can process up to 80,000 used N95 respirators per day using vapor phase hydrogen peroxide that kills coronavirus and allows masks to be reused 20 times without degradation. (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)

FEMA And HHS Begin Use Of Decontamination System For N95 Respirators In Colorado

BRIGHTON, CO - MAY 08: A warning sign hangs up outside one of the new Battelle CCDS Critical Care Decontamination Systems delivered to Colorado by FEMA and HHS on May 8, 2020 in Brighton, Colorado. The decontamination system can process up to 80,000 used N95 respirators per day using vapor phase hydrogen peroxide that kills coronavirus and allows masks to be reused 20 times without degradation. (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)