Anthrax Sampling and Decontamination: Technology Trade-Offs

Price, Phillip N. ; Hamachi, Kristina ; McWilliams, Jennifer ; Sohn, Michael D.

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

关键词: 54;    Contamination;    Decontamination;    Sampling;   

DOI  :  10.2172/948503
RP-ID  :  LBNL-1519E
RP-ID  :  DE-AC02-05CH11231
RP-ID  :  948503

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The goal of this project was to answer the following questions concerning response to a future anthrax release (or suspected release) in a building: 1. Based on past experience, what rules of thumb can be determined concerning: (a) the amount of sampling that may be needed to determine the extent of contamination within a given building; (b) what portions of a building should be sampled; (c) the cost per square foot to decontaminate a given type of building using a given method; (d) the time required to prepare for, and perform, decontamination; (e) the effectiveness of a given decontamination method in a given type of building? 2. Based on past experience, what resources will be spent on evaluating the extent of contamination, performing decontamination, and assessing the effectiveness of the decontamination in abuilding of a given type and size? 3. What are the trade-offs between cost, time, and effectiveness for the various sampling plans, sampling methods, and decontamination methods that have been used in the past?