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2023
Decontamination of Vegetation to Inactivate Bacillus anthracis Spores
(PRESENTATION) [Presented : Dec 07, 2023]
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 multiagency pro...
2019
2018 EPA International Decontamination Research and Development Conference
(SUMMARY) [Published : May 28, 2019]
On May 8-10, 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Office of Research and Development’s National Homeland Security Research Center (ORD/NHSRC) hosted the 10th U.S. EPA International Decontamination Research and Development Conference at the EPA facilities in Re...
Decontamination through a One Health Lens
(PRESENTATION) [Presented : Nov 15, 2019]
In an increasingly connected world, integrating a One Health approach is needed to better assess risks posed by biothreat agents and for developing effective, environmentally-sustainable response strategies. One Health recognizes the interaction and interconnectedness of human, a...
National Biodefense Strategy Calls for a Robust Decontamination Capability
(PRESENTATION) [Presented : Nov 21, 2019]
Develop readily available and scalable technologies and software tools to support water and wastewater infrastructure decontamination and the treatment of contaminated water. Develop and verify plans for all phases of environmental cleanup for facilities, equipment, and the env...
Strain diversity and spatiotemporal variation in the occurrence of Legionella spp. within a large building water system
(PRESENTATION) [Presented : Aug 27, 2019]
Understanding the survival mechanisms of Legionella within building water systems (BWSs) is challenging due to varying engineering, operational, and water quality characteristics unique to each system. Disinfectant residual and detection of the amoeba hosts, Acanthamoeba spp. an...
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
Colony Forming Unit versus Enrichment-Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay for Sensitive Detection of Bacillus atrophaeus subsp. globigii Spores
(PRESENTATION) [Presented : May 10, 2018]
Slide Presentation -Presentation demonstrating an enrichment-PCR assay that is capable of consistent detection of ~4.5 spores in 9 grams of soil and further show a positive effect in recovering spores from soil samples containing clay.
Development of a Rapid Viability-PCR Method for Detection of Francisella tularensis in Water Samples
(PRESENTATION) [Presented : May 10, 2018]
Slide Presentation -Francisella tularensis is a Category One select agent and causes Tularemia infection. It can survive for a long time in water. The RV-PCR method will help rapid detection during an intentional (bioterrorism) or accidental contamination of drinking water system...
Joint USGS/USEPA Pathogens in Soils Collaboration Project and Website
(PRESENTATION) [Presented : May 10, 2018]
Poster -To elucidate the prevalence of naturally occurring B.anthracis, USEPA NHSRC scientists teamed with scientists from the USGS Mineral Resources Program scientist to analyze soil samples from 4,770 sites as part of the North American Soil Geochemical Landscapes Project. USEP...
MicroSAP: Tool for Developing Microbiological Sampling and Analysis Plans
(PRESENTATION) [Presented : May 10, 2018]
Poster - EPA’s Homeland Security Research Program is collaborating both across the agency (with several regions and offices) and outside the agency to develop an online tool, the MicroSAP, which aims to assist users with development of Sampling and Analysis Plans (SAPs). The tool...
2017
2016
Sorption of Radionuclides to Building Materials and its Removal Using Simple Salts
(PAPER IN NON-EPA PROCEEDINGS) [Published : Jun 01, 2016]
This paper investigates several factors of importance for developing such decontamination methods, focusing on cesium. These factors include the influence on decontamination approaches from the cesium deposition conditions, the urban building material composition and, when washin...
2015
2014
2012
2011
Report on Waste Disposal Workshops for a Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD) Attack in an Urban Area
(PAPER IN NON-EPA PROCEEDINGS) [Published : Mar 11, 2011]
Symposium Paper
Thermal Destruction of TETS: Experiments and Modeling
(PAPER IN NON-EPA PROCEEDINGS) [Published : Jun 05, 2011]
Symposium Paper
2010
How Accurate Is A Hydraulic Model?
(PAPER IN NON-EPA PROCEEDINGS) [Published : Aug 20, 2010]
Symposium paper