Essential radiochemistry for society: Useful links

Links on sterilization

Disinfection and Sterilization
This is a useful link to general information about disinfection and sterilization.
A Comparison of Gamma, E-beam, X-ray and Ethylene Oxide Technologies for the Industrial Sterilization of Medical Devices and Healthcare Products
Technologies Considerations
Here you can find an overview of the industrial technologies for sterilization.
Trends in Radiation Sterilization of Health Care Products
This report summarizes the basic aspects of radiation sterilization applied in routine commercial services in many developed and developing countries, including essential elements of dosimetry control, new developments in radiation sources and electron beam facilities.
Medical sterilization
This is the IAEA webpage about Medical Sterilization

Links on Food Irradiation

Using Nuclear Science in Food Irradiation
Food Irradiation and the Changing Climate
Making Food Safer with Irradiation
Here you can find short videos on food irradiation by IAEA-FAO.
Codex Alimentarius
Here you can find information about Codex Alimentarius.
IAEA information material on Food Irradiation
The IAEA, together with the FAO, aims to strengthen Member States’ national capacities in applying irradiation for food safety and quality. The two organizations are also working closely with the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) and the Codex Alimentarius Commission to harmonize worldwide irradiation standards.
Guidelines for the use of irradiation as a phytosanitary measure
Here you can find some guidelines for the use of irradiation as a phytosanitary measure.
Joint FAO/IAEA programme
Here you can find information about the Joint FAO/IAEA programme on Nuclear techniques in Food and Agriculture.
Irradiation of Food and Packaging
Here you can find information material on food irradiation from U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Links on radio-induced damage of DNA