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2023
Using SWMM for Emergency Response Planning: A Case Study Evaluating Biological Agent Transport under Various Rainfall Scenarios and Urban Surfaces
(JOURNAL) [Published : Sep 15, 2023]
To assist in emergency preparedness for a biological agent terrorist attack or accidental pathogen release, potential contaminant levels and migration pathways of spores spread by urban stormwater were evaluated using a Stormwater Management Model (SWMM) of U.S. Coast Guard Base ...
2022
AnCOR Wide Area Demonstration (WAD) Virtual Sampler Training
(PRESENTATION) [Presented : Apr 20, 2022]
Presentation and sampling procedure handouts to be used during sampler virtual training for AnCOR WAD demonstration. As part of the AnCOR project, a wide area demonstration (WAD) of decontamination of USCG assets in an urban area with a Bacillus anthracis surrogate will take plac...
Analysis for Coastal Operational Resiliency Wide Area Demonstration
(PRESENTATION) [Presented : May 10, 2022]
This presentation provides an overview of the Analysis for Coastal Operational Resiliency (AnCOR) program, an interagency effort to assess and improve capabilities and strategic guidelines to prepare the U.S. for a wide-area release of a biological agent, including mitigating imp...
Decontamination Efficacy of Common Liquid Disinfectants Against Non-Spore-Forming Biological Agents in Soil Matrices
(JOURNAL) [Published : Dec 01, 2022]
Outdoor contamination incidents such as those following non-spore-forming zoonotics (Burkholderia, tularemia, FAD, etc) may necessitate decontamination. Currently, COTS disinfectants have been assessed for a limited number of indoor and outdoor (concrete) materials. Previous inci...
Decontamination Strategies, Methods, and Related Technical Challenges for Remediation Following a Wide-Area Bacillus anthracis Spore Contamination Incident
(SUMMARY) [Published : Sep 30, 2022]
This technical brief is a summary of US EPA research publications providing input to solving the technical challenges involved with remediating a large urban area following a contamination incident involving spores of B. anthracis, the causative biological agent for anthrax disea...
Development of Field-Executable Sample Collection Protocols for USCG Assets following a Biological Incident
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Aug 01, 2022]
This study was conducted to help the USCG recover rapidly following a biological contamination incident and return assets to duty. Determination of asset contamination status is necessary to make decisions regarding asset safety and deployability. The outcome of the study describ...
Development of Sampling Protocols and Strategies for Solid Waste Sampling During Biological Incidents
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Sep 30, 2022]
This report focuses on the evaluation of spore recovery using three different methods applied to candidate solid waste streams likely to be generated during the decontamination and restoration of a biological incident at a United States Coast Guard (USCG) station. Candidate solid...
Evaluating the impact of ultraviolet C exposure conditions on coliphage MS2 inactivation on surfaces
(JOURNAL) [Published : Oct 31, 2022]
Ultraviolet-C (UVC) radiation has long been used to disinfect air, water, and surfaces. The COVID-19 pandemic has recently raised interest in using UVC devices as an alternative approach for disinfecting surfaces and materials, as an increasing number of UVC devices come to marke...
Evaluation of pH Adjusted Bleach (pAB) and High-Test Hypochlorite (HTH) Decontaminants for US Coast Guard Assets following a Biological Agent Release
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Jan 01, 2022]
Wide-area remediation following a B. anthracis (Ba) spore release presents many issues including balancing the limited resources available with the need to characterize contamination, conduct decontamination, and management of post-decontamination waste. Capabilities and an opera...
Homeland Security Research Program’s (HSRP) Environmental Sampling and Analytical Methods (ESAM) Program
(PRESENTATION) [Presented : Sep 14, 2022]
A large-scale release of a chemical, radiochemical, or biological (CBR) agent can result in wide-area contamination and would require significant time and resources for recovery. Several Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Homeland Security Research Program (HSRP) decision supp...
Influence of wash aids on Bacillus spore removal from an asphalt parking lot using two spray-based washing methods
(JOURNAL) [Published : Apr 01, 2022]
This publication will provide data useful for predicting the efficacy of wash-down methods in an outdoor urban environment. Wash-down methods may be deployed to reduce contaminant concentrations on buildings, sidewalks, vegetation, and roadways. Understanding the effectiveness of...
Premise Plumbing Research in ORD’s Homeland Security Research Program
(PRESENTATION) [Presented : Aug 10, 2022]
Over the last year, ORD had been engaging with partners and planning future research. Historically, HSRP water decontamination research has focused on “big” utility infrastructure, but contamination events affect home and building plumbing too. Home and building ...
Protocol for Collection of Water Samples for Detection of Pathogens and Biothreat Agents
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Sep 30, 2022]
This document describes procedures for collecting and concentrating water samples in a field setting for waterborne pathogen and biothreat agent detection. The methods describe water sampling by concentrating large volumes of water in the field via dead-end ultrafiltration (DEUF)...
Protocol for Detection of Ricin Biotoxin in Environmental Samples During the Removal Phase of Response to a Contamination Incident
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Apr 30, 2022]
This is a protocol for detection of ricin biotoxin in environmental samples. It includes two sensitive and specific analytical methods including the ElectroChemiLuminescence-Based Immunoassay (ECL-IA) and the Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA), also known as the Hand-Held ...
Research Status Summary Soil Decontamination - Burkholderia pseudomallei
(PRESENTATION) [Presented : Jan 11, 2022]
Data from soil decontamination testing with Burkholderia pseudomallei
Spatially Integrating Microbiology and Geochemistry to Reveal Complex Environmental Health Issues: Anthrax in the Contiguous United States
(BOOK CHAPTER) [Published : Mar 22, 2022]
Maxent models were run using the B. anthracis presence data and/or the animal outbreak presence data. Models run using the animal outbreak data alone utilized two scales: the Outbreak State scale which included only states reporting animal anthrax outbreaks from 2001-2013 and the...
Spray Decontamination of Vegetation with Sporicidal Liquids for the Inactivation of Bacillus anthracis Surrogate Spores and Phytotoxicity Assessment
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Sep 30, 2022]
The Analysis for Coastal Operational Resiliency (AnCOR) program is an interagency collaboration between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the United States Coast Guard (USCG). The overall purpose of this multi-agency pr...
The Use of Semi-Permeable Bags for Managing Waste Materials Following a Biological Contamination Incident
(PRESENTATION) [Presented : Dec 07, 2022]
Clean up following the wide-area release of a persistent biological agent has the potential to generate significant waste. Waste containing residual levels of biological contaminants may require off-site shipment under the U.S. Department of Transportation’s solid waste reg...
The Wide-Area Decontamination Tool
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Oct 31, 2022]
Large-scale biological incidents at indoor, outdoor, and underground areas have the potential to extensively contaminate these sites, requiring extensive time, money, and resources to successfully decontaminate and allow these areas to be utilized again. Contaminated sites must b...
2021
AnCOR Task 2.1 Phase I Modeling Report: Fate and Transport of Spores on Outdoor Surfaces
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Jun 25, 2021]
This report focused on researching United States Coast Guard (USCG) stormwater systems to summarize differences in meteorological/terrain features and operations of USCG assets by location. This information was used to develop a modeling framework that identified which hydrodynam...
Analysis for Coastal Operational Resiliency - AnCOR
(PRESENTATION) [Presented : May 20, 2021]
AnCOR is an interagency collaborative effort, between US EPA, DHS, and US Coast Guard, with the objective of building biological incident response capabilities
Building Equity in Resilience Planning for decon
(PRESENTATION) [Presented : Nov 05, 2021]
States and localities are looking for ways to integrate climate resilience and environmental justice into how they prepare, respond, mitigate, and recover from disasters. These efforts require effective and inclusive engagement with many broad constituencies. The research present...
COVID-19: UVC Devices and Methods for Surface Disinfection
(PRESENTATION) [Presented : Jan 21, 2021]
This presentation summarizes the results of lab studies on the inactivation of UVC light against SARS-CoV-2 and two surrogate viruses as well as results from a field study in collaboration with LA Metro that measured UVC doses at various locations in a metro car outfitted with UV...
Collection of Air Samples Potentially Contaminated with Microbiological Agents Using Impingers, Impactors, and Low-Volume Filters
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : May 21, 2021]
This document provides step-by-step instructions for the use of impingers, impacters and filters to collect samples from air potentially contaminated with pathogens. It is intended to be used in conjunction with the analytical methods listed in U.S. Environmental Protection Agenc...
Collection of Microbiological Agent Samples from Potentially Contaminated Porous Surfaces Using Microvacuum Techniques
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : May 21, 2021]
This document provides step-by-step instructions for the use of vacuum filter cassettes to collect samples from surfaces potentially contaminated with pathogens. It is intended to be used in conjunction with the analytical methods listed in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency&rs...