Decontamination bath and method for decontaminating a plastic article

Abstract

A decontamination bath for decontaminating plastic articles including a contaminant is provided, wherein the decontamination bath includes water, a non-polar organic solvent component, optionally an anionic and/or non-ionic surfactant, a resoiling inhibitor, and an alkaline agent or an acidic agent for adjusting the pH of the decontamination bath, wherein the amount of the non-polar organic solvent component in the decontamination bath is 0.1 wt % to 25 wt % based on the total weight of the decontamination bath, and wherein the decontamination bath comprise the alkaline agent and the pH of the decontamination bath is ≥8, or wherein the decontamination bath comprise the acidic agent and the pH of the decontamination bath is ≤6. A method for decontaminating a plastic article using the above decontamination bath is also provided.

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