| Main Title |
Airtightness Evaluation of Shelter-in-Place Spaces for Protection Against Airborne Chembio Releases. |
| Author |
A. Persily ;
H. Davis ;
S. J. Emmerich ;
W. S. Dols
|
| CORP Author |
National Inst. of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD. Building Fire Research Laboratory.; Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC. National Homeland Security Research Center. |
| Year Published |
2009 |
| Report Number |
EPA/600/R-09/051; NISTIR-7546; IAG DW-13-92178301-0 |
| Stock Number |
PB2010-104725 |
| Additional Subjects |
Air pollution control ;
Building retrofits ;
Ventilation ;
Building modifications ;
Airborne chemical releases ;
Airborne biological releases ;
Chembio releases
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| Holdings |
| Library |
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| NTIS |
PB2010-104725 |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
48p |
| Abstract |
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has undertaken a project for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to develop and demonstrate evaluation methods to relate shelter airtightness to the performance of shelter-in-place approaches for airborne chemical, biological, and radiological (CBR) protection of building occupants. The focus of this effort is on short-term sheltering, on the order of hours, rather than longer-term sheltering, which generally employs filtration and air cleaning equipment to supply clean air to the occupants of the space. This project has consisted of the following tasks: a literature review of SIP strategies and performance issues; development of a study plan for testing SIP airtightness evaluation methods; implementation of the study plan through a combination of experiments and simulations; and, finally, development of recommendations on SIP evaluation and possible performance criteria for candidate SIP spaces. |
| Supplementary Notes |
Sponsored by Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC. National Homeland Security Research Center. |
| Availability Notes |
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| PUB Date Free Form |
Mar 2009 |
| Category Codes |
74D; 89 |
| NTIS Prices |
PC A04 |
| Document Type |
NT |
| Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
| Control Number |
109201650 |
| Origin |
NTIS |
| Type |
CAT |
