Surface contamination in wards
| Position | Platinum | CP | Ifos | MTX | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results expressed as total amount or amount per square metre. Ward A used large doses of cyclophosphamide, ifosfamide, and methotrexate. Ward B used large doses of platinum containing drugs. | |||||
| CP, cyclophosphamide; Ifos, ifosfamide; MTX, methotrexate; ND, non-detected. | |||||
| Ward B | Handle and door of storage fridge | 9.5 ng as metal; (15 ng as cisplatin; 18 ng as carboplatin) | ND | 10 ng | 17 ng |
| Ward B | Bench in “prep” room (0.5 m × 0.5 m) | 10 ng as metal | ND | 5 ng | 19 ng |
| Ward B | Top of pulper in sluice room (0.5 m × 0.5 m) | 259 ng (1036 ng.m−2) | ND | 131 ng (524 ng.m−2) | 12 ng |
| Ward A | Handle and door of storage fridge | 6 ng as metal; (9 ng as cisplatin; 11 ng as carboplatin) | ND | ND | 17 ng |
| Ward A | Prep bench (0.5 m × 0.5 m) | <1 ng as metal | ND | ND | 15 ng |
| Ward A | Top of pulper in sluice room (0.5 m × 0.5 m) | <1 ng as metal | 312 ng (1248 ng.m−2) | ND | 15 ng |
| Ward A | Rim of sluice | 2 ng as metal | 843 ng | ND | 11 ng |
| Blank floor wipes | Taken at HSL no exposure (0.7 m × 0.7 m) | 1 ng as metal | ND | ND | 12 ng |