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2019
Efficacy and Compatibility of Decontamination Options for Sensitive Equipment-Related Materials Contaminated with Persistent Chemical Warfare Agents
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Aug 23, 2019]
Under U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Homeland Security Research Program (US EPA HSRP), the National Homeland Security Research Center conducts research necessary to identify methods and technologies that can be used for the decontamination of equipment and surfaces contam...
NTA Detector Discussion
(PRESENTATION) [Presented : Sep 29, 2019]
Slide presentation to provoke discussion on NTA detectors at the Test and Evaluation Capabilities and Methodologies Integrated Process Team (TECMIPT) October 2019 Quarterly Meeting
Persistence of Chemical Warfare Agent VX on Building Material Surfaces
(SUMMARY) [Published : Jun 24, 2019]
This brief provides a summary of two recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) bench-scale studies assessing the persistence of VX on various building material surfaces. This overview provides decision‐makers with practical information on the expected persistence of VX fo...
US EPA PERSPECTIVE ON THE 2018 NOVICHOK INCIDENTS- PRESENTATION
(PRESENTATION) [Presented : Sep 29, 2019]
This presentation provides the EPA/NHSRC perspective on the UK Novichok incidents from 2018 with a focus on the waste management of the created waste. The slides for The 37th International Conference on Thermal Treatment Technologies & Hazardous Waste Combustors, League City, TX
2018
Best Practices to Minimize Laboratory Resources for Waste Characterization During a Wide-Area Release of Chemical Warfare Agents
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Sep 13, 2018]
The report is intended to be applicable to consequence management activities that EPA will be involved with and will require waste characterization. This best practices document is intended to be general and all-hazards in nature, applicable to a multitude of settings, and to pro...
DeconST
(PRESENTATION) [Presented : Apr 25, 2018]
Presentation
Shipment, Preservation, and Analysis of Chemical Warfare Agents (CWAs) in Environmental Matrices
(SUMMARY) [Published : Sep 03, 2018]
The document is intended to be applicable to consequence management activities that EPA will be involved with and will require remediation of contaminated areas by an urban release of chemical warfare agents (CWA). The document summarizes the gaps that have been addressed towards...
Standing Operating Procedures (SOP) for the Development of Provisional Advisory Levels (PALs) for Hazardous Chemicals
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Feb 28, 2018]
Report: This report has been completed under a peer review plan that included internal technical review and external peer review. It distinguishes the types of chemical risk information necessary to support emergency response decisions and emphasizes the importance of having adv...
Wet-Vacuum-Based Surface Sampling Method for Chemical Agents
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Nov 07, 2018]
This report is on the development of a wet-vacuum method to sample medium to large areas for chemicals. The purpose of this project was to provide responding agencies with information on the effectiveness of a wet-vacuum sampling approach for the collection of toxic industrial ch...
2017
Adsorption of Malathion onto Copper and Iron Surfaces Relevant to Water Infrastructure
(JOURNAL) [Published : Nov 01, 2017]
This study investigated the adsorption of malathion to copper and iron surfaces including pipe specimens similar to those in drinking water infrastructure.
Analytical Protocol for VX Using Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Sep 20, 2017]
Report
SURFACE DECONTAMINATION EFFICACY STUDIES FOR CHEMICAL WARFARE BLISTER AGENTS
(SUMMARY) [Published : Mar 06, 2017]
Technical Brief
2016
Experiments with the LECO Pegasus® Gas Chromatograph/Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer Phase 1: Fast GC Separations and Comparison of the GC/TOF-MS with Conventional Quadrupole GC/MS and Fast Quadrupole GC/MS
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Jun 26, 2016]
Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) is the method of choice for the analysis of volatile and semivolatile organic compounds in environmental samples. Most laboratories performing this technique use quadrupole mass spectrometers. The focus of this work was to determine ho...
Experiments with the LECO Pegasus® Gas Chromatograph/Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer Phase 2: 2D Fast GC Separations
(PUBLISHED REPORT) [Published : Jun 01, 2016]
Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) is the method of choice for the analysis of volatile and semivolatile organic compounds in environmental samples. In this study, the LECO Pegasus® 4D GC/TOF-MS was used in the 2D mode to detect chemical warfare agents (CWAs) and to com...