Low Concentration Hydrogen Peroxide Vapor (LCHPV) for Remediation of Indoor Environments Contaminated with Persistent Toxic Chemicals
Citation:
Williamson, B., A. Zwiener, Y. Abrha, M. Dammann, S. Roy, AND L. Oudejans. Low Concentration Hydrogen Peroxide Vapor (LCHPV) for Remediation of Indoor Environments Contaminated with Persistent Toxic Chemicals. Presented at US EPA Inr Decontamination Researh and, Norfolk, VA, November 19 - 21, 2019.
Impact/Purpose:
The imminent threat of a chemical warfare agent (CWA) release in an indoor environment is driving U.S. EPA’s Homeland Security Research Program (HSRP) to develop research that evaluates potential decontamination technologies. The use of low-concentration hydrogen peroxide vapor fumigation has gained attention as hydrogen peroxide is readily available, efficacious, green technology, and relatively easy to implement as a decontamination approach. The results of this research will inform the EPA response community as well as other Federal, State, Tribal and Local agencies on the means to decontaminate indoor environments contaminated with CWAs.
Description:
The Poster will describe the use of low-concentration hydrogen peroxide vapor fumigation to remediate chemical warfare agent contaminated areas.The goal of this research is to determine conditions under which this type of fumigation can be used to decontaminate CWAs or selected pesticides from interior structures containing porous materials that are hard to clean using traditional surface decontamination approaches.