The equation shows beta particle emission of 214/82 Pb which result into 214/83 Bi, in which the mass remain same but the the atomic number increases by one.
During this emission neutron get split into an electron and a proton which are represented as 0/e/-1.
So, the final nuclear equation becomes : 214/82 Pb => 0 e -1 + 214/83 Bi
They'd want to disinfect everything so that it is germless. Boiling is a possible answer as well because you can boil certain things to rid them of germs.
