Battelle mask decontamination services to be offered free of charge thanks to contract

Columbus, Ohio (April 11, 2020)—Columbus-based Battelle announced on Friday that it will be offering its N95 respirator mask decontamination services at no charge to health care providers thanks to a new federal contract.

According to a news release from the company, the new contract awarded by the federal government will fund the cost of decontaminating the masks up to $400 million across 60 deployment sites.

Battelle says their CCDS Critical Care Decontamination System is operating in central Ohio, Long Island, New York and Washington State. More systems will be operating in Boston, Brooklyn, Chicago and the National Capital Region.

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