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Chattopadhyay, S., P. Lemieux, AND L. Miller. Pre-Treatment Technologies to Facilitate Management of Animal Carcasses from Animal Health Emergencies. Presented at EPA International Decontamination R&D Conference, RTP, NC, November 01 - 03, 2016.

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The challenge associated with the disposal of animal carcasses following an animal health emergency includes protection of environmental, animal, and public health against potential microbiological threats. An animal carcass is composed of microbiologically active material that may contain viruses, bacteria, protozoa, parasites, prions, toxins, drug residues, and other chemicals. All of the biologically active materials need to be reduced to safe amounts, eliminated, or sequestered to minimize their potential hazard. The treatment and disposal of animal carcasses is not federally regulated in the United States and varies between and within states. Pretreatment of infectious carcasses may be suggested by the carcass management decision makers to improve the operation of the mechanical components of the downstream process equipment and/or to minimize potential biological or physical effects of the disposal. The type of pretreatment will vary according to type and size of animal involved, the potential level and type of contamination, the disposal process to be used, and the desired characteristics of the end-product. In this study, eleven infectious carcass pretreatment technologies were identified and screened to assess how each technology might be used prior to, and in conjunction with, the six commonly used large-scale carcass disposal options. This poster details the results of that analysis.

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