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Chlorine Dioxide Fumigation of Subway Materials Contaminated with B. anthracis Surrogate Spores: Impact of Environmental Conditions and Presence of Dirt and Grime on Decontamination Efficacy
Citation:
U.S. EPA. Chlorine Dioxide Fumigation of Subway Materials Contaminated with B. anthracis Surrogate Spores: Impact of Environmental Conditions and Presence of Dirt and Grime on Decontamination Efficacy. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/R-16/038, 2016.
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This bench scale study observed that a six (6) log reduction in viable spores of a suitable B. anthracis surrogate can be obtained for subway infrastructure materials by ClO2 fumigation if the temperature is at or above 24 °C combined with RH greater than 75%. No six log reduction in viable spores was observed at realistic (winter) temperatures in a subway environment (11-13 °C and 70-80% RH) for periods of fumigation that are otherwise efficacious at 24 °C/ 75% RH.
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