Fogging of Chlorine-Based Sporicidal Liquids for the Inactivation of Bacillus anthracis Surrogate Spores
Citation:
Wood, Joe AND S. McDonald. Fogging of Chlorine-Based Sporicidal Liquids for the Inactivation of Bacillus anthracis Surrogate Spores. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/R-17/134, 2017.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Homeland Security Research Program (HSRP) is helping protect human health and the environment from adverse impacts resulting from the release of chemical, biological, or radiological agents. As part of the HSRP, EPA is investigating the effectiveness and applicability of technologies for homeland security-–related applications. In this investigation, a series of 27 tests were conducted to assess the efficacy of fogging chlorine-based sporicidal solutions for the decontamination of common materials found in indoor and outdoor environments contaminated with a B. anthracis spore surrogate. While previous studies have shown that chlorine-based sporicides applied as a spray are effective in inactivating bacterial spores on a number of materials, commercially available fogging technologies have not been evaluated for their use with chlorine-based sporicides.
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