Activity of Pera Safe(Trademark) Against Bacillus Anthracis Spores

Abstract

Fast and effective decontamination of areas contaminated with Bacillus anthracis spores after a successful bio-terrorist attack proves to be a challenging task. There exist a variety of disinfectants that can inactivate Bacillus anthracis spores; however, most of them have negative side effects, such as equipment corrosion and environmental toxicity. The investigation described here shows that Pera Safe has high sporocidal activity on Bacillus anthracis spores within 20 minutes, while being safe for use with minimal impact on the environment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA435917

Entities

People

  • Krzysztof Chomiczewski
  • Lidia Mizak
  • Michael Bartoszcze

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Biological Warfare
  • Biological Weapons
  • Contamination
  • Decontamination
  • Dissolving
  • Electronic Mail
  • Environment
  • Hygiene
  • Information Operations
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Reaction Time
  • Rocket Oxidizers

Readers

  • Military/Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technology
  • Oncology