Surface Sampling-Based Decontamination Studies and Protocol for Determining Sporicidal Efficacy of Gaseous Fumigants on Military-Relevant Surfaces

Abstract

A major consequence of biological terrorism in a military setting is the wide degree of contamination of combat/protective equipment used by war-fighters and first responders. Appropriate selection of a decon technology, successful implementation, and re-use of assets following decontamination rely principally on extensive pre- and post-decontamination sampling. One of the challenges related to the Test & Evaluation demonstration of decon products has been poor recovery of biological contaminants from complex surfaces. Here, we report the optimization of surface sampling for quantifying biological contaminants. An optimized surface sampling protocol was devised and used in decontamination studies for determining sporicidal efficacy of two fumigants on contaminated military-relevant surfaces.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA487405

Entities

People

  • Jerry Pfarr
  • Lalena Wallace
  • Lisa S. Smith
  • Vipin K. Rastogi

Organizations

  • Edgewood Chemical Biological Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Butyl Rubber
  • Contamination
  • Decontamination
  • Department Of Defense
  • Environmental Protection
  • Fumigants
  • Governments
  • Information Operations
  • Materials
  • Military Operations
  • Optimization
  • Recovery
  • Sampling
  • Spores
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.
  • Military/Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technology