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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) strives to protect human health and the environment from adverse impacts resulting from incidents involving biological outbreaks or the intentional release of threat agents. Over the last 15 years several interagency efforts have bee...

The COVID-19 pandemic has raised interest in using chemical air treatments as part of a strategy to reduce the risk of disease transmission, but more information is needed to characterize their efficacy at scales translatable to applied settings and to develop methods for evaluat...

Aims: This study aimed to provide operationally relevant SARS-CoV-2 surface disinfection efficacy information. Methods and Results: Disinfectants were evaluated against SARS-CoV-2 on material coupons and were tested using Spray (no-touch with contact time) and Spray & Wipe (w...

The objective of this study was to assess the efficacy of selected commercially available decontaminant products and cleaning methods to disinfect coronaviruses from surfaces. Specifically, List N products that are effective on hard, non-porous materials were evaluated on challen...

This presentation will provide an overview of the ORD's COVID-19 disinfection research including presentation of some recent results.

This study evaluated the efficacy of commercially available antimicrobial coatings or films against SARS-CoV-2 on nonporous surfaces. The residual antimicrobial products tested showed varied effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 as a function of product tested. Several products were i...

This presentation contains the selected Homeland Security Research Program proposed Products for StRAP IV.

The COVID-19 pandemic has raised awareness in the spread of disease via airborne transmission. As a result, there has been increasing interest in technologies that claim to reduce concentrations of airborne pathogens in indoor environments. The efficacy of many of these emerging ...

The objective of this project is to evaluate antimicrobial products as long-lasting antimicrobials in laboratory testing – assessing their efficacy at reducing infectious virus recovery from surfaces that have been coated with the products. The evaluation will include assessment ...

Short communication to document the activities surrounding a CDC Melioidosis investigation. Communication to be published in CDC's MMWR, an online periodical of short communications about infection disease outbreaks and incidents.

This summary outlines the Homeland Security Research Program (HS) Strategic Research Action Plan for the fiscal years 2023-2026. The StRAPs are designed to guide an ambitious research portfolio that delivers the science and engineering solutions the Agency needs to meet its goals...

Manuscript on effectiveness of antimicrobial coatings against Phi6

This session will introduce how EPA Homeland Security Research Program (HSRP) supports Tribes’ response to incidents. This presentation is intended for Tribal responders and will be informative to the people who support incident response activities. This session will present EPA’...

The efficacy of detergent- and water-based cleaning methods against coronaviruses were evaluated high-touch surface materials.

Although SARS-CoV-2 is primarily an airborne risk, the COVID-19 pandemic also highlighted the need for self-disinfection surfaces that could withstand the demand of high occupant densities characteristic of public transportation systems. The aim of this study was to evaluate the ...

Presentation on results for cleaning and disinfection methods against SARS-CoV-2.

The goal of the literature review was to observe the methods by which other researchers have attempted to model interconnected infrastructure systems. A series of books and journal articles on the subject of modeling complex systems of systems (SoS) and interconnected critical in...

The Remediation Data Repository (RADAR) is a searchable database for accessing multi-hazard research and operational data conducted by the U.S. EPA and other federal and international partners. The tool provides a central repository (i.e., database) that stores up-to-date data de...

Presenataion includes discussion of CDC/EPA guidance on cleaning and disinfeciton of surfaces, research results on cleanign and disinfecton efficacy, research on antimicrobial coatings, and EPA FIFRA guidance.

In support of improving simulated training, EPA is evaluating the use of three-dimensional commercial-off-the-shelf (3D COTS) game engines for facilitating modeling, training, and exercise efforts for CBRN incidents. Today’s 3D COTS game engines rival (if not exceed) the capabili...

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the role that airborne transmission can play in the spread of disease. Consequently, there has been an increasing focus on technologies that claim to reduce or eliminate aerosolized pathogens in indoor occupied spaces. There are many differen...

Effective surface sampling of SARS-CoV-2 is important to determine disinfection efficacy or as part of environmental surveillance of surface contamination. This study evaluated the sampling efficiency and limits of detection (LOD) of swab and stick sponge sampling methods for rec...

Data summary slides for testing conducted to-date with Phi6. Evaluation of antimicrobial coatings, supporting MTA/TTA partners and stakeholders

This research will help states, tribes, local, and territorial governments, including public health agencies, guide homeowners, business owners, and workplace managers to reduce the risk of exposure to SARS-CoV-2. Abstract on EPA Research to Support Reducing Environmental Transmi...

EPA has conducted numous laboratory studies to evaluate cleaning, disinfection, air cleaning, and other approaches for reducing exposure to SARS-CoV-2. This presentation will summarize those research efforts and the high-level findings.