BIOHAZ: Rapid On-Site Biological Detection for First Responders

Abstract

There exists an urgent need for emergency responders to rapidly detect the presence of biological materials in a suspect sample. The BioHAZ(TM) Kit has been recently developed to fill such a need. It is intended to give the emergency responders an integrated capability to collect an environmental sample and to rapidly screen that sample on site for the presence of biological material. This allows the incident commander to be aware of a potential biological hazard and call for the proper response to the situation. This kit consists of both sampling and detection equipment. It has a variety of sample collection and processing packets to obtain solid, liquid, or air samples.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADP013453

Entities

People

  • David L. Gray
  • David Trudil
  • Peter J. Stopa
  • Philip A. Coon
  • Randall R. Bright

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bacteria
  • Biohazards
  • Biological Detection
  • Biological Factors
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Deoxyribonucleic Acids
  • Detection
  • Emergencies
  • Emergency Response
  • First Responders
  • Immunoassay
  • Materials
  • Medical Personnel
  • Models
  • Sampling
  • United States

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  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Environmental Engineering.