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Water comes clean with new purity test

A sensitive, antibody-based technique rapidly assesses bacterial contamination in ultrapure water used by drug and computer-chip manufacturers.

 

References:

Nogami, T., et al. 1998. Estimation of bacterial contamination in ultrapure water: Application of the anti-DNA antibody. Analytical Chemistry 70(Dec. 15):5296.

From Science News, Vol. 155, No. 1, January 2, 1999, p. 4. Copyright © 1999 by Science Service.

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