| CPC A61L 2/22 (2013.01) [A61L 2202/11 (2013.01); A61L 2202/15 (2013.01); A61L 2202/16 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |

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1. A method for decontaminating a surface, the method comprising:
providing an aqueous-based oxidizer solution;
activating the aqueous-based oxidizer solution with an activator comprising at least one of a catalyst or UV photons near the surface to be decontaminated, wherein the activated aqueous-based oxidizer solution comprises a peroxyacid mixture comprising at least one of a persulfate, a peroxycarboxylic acid, or a hydrogen peroxide and the activator includes a stream of ozone containing gas and a ratio of a volume of ozone-containing gas to a volume of the peroxyacid mixture is between 500:1 and 0.1:1; and
applying the activated aqueous-based oxidizer solution to the surface to be decontaminated.
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