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Evaluation of Vacuum-based Sampling Devices for Collection of Bacillus spores from Environmental Surfaces
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U.S. EPA. Evaluation of Vacuum-based Sampling Devices for Collection of Bacillus spores from Environmental Surfaces. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/R-13/137, 2013.
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The existing surface sampling strategy for a biological incident involving B. anthracis spores requires the use of various methods depending on the surface type. This project comparatively evaluated the vacuum sock and two additional vacuum-based collection devices (37 mm filter cassette and 3M™ Trace Evidence Filter) for their sampling efficacy. The 37 mm filter cassette was evaluated with mixed cellulose ester (MCE) filters or polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) filters installed, each was considered a unique device. These data were generated so appropriate sampling devices could be selected following a B. anthracis incident. Bacillus atrophaeus was used a surrogate.
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Evaluation of Vacuum-based Sampling Devices for Collection of Bacillus spores from Environmental Surfaces
EVALUATION OF VACUUM-BASED SAMPLING DEVICES FOR COLLECTION OF BACILLUS SPORES FROM ENVIRONMENTAL SURFACES (PDF, NA pp, 5227 KB, about PDF)