Influence of environmental conditions on the attenuation of ricin toxin on surfaces.

Ricin is a highly-toxic compound derived from castor plant beans. Several incidents involving contamination of residences and buildings due to ricin production or dissemination have occurred in recent years. The goal of this study was to determine whether ricin bioactivity could be attenuated in rea...

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Main Authors: Joseph P Wood, William Richter, M Autumn Smiley, James V Rogers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6082540?pdf=render