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Report on the Wide Area Demonstration (WAD) under the Analysis for Coastal Operational Resiliency (AnCOR) project. The AnCOR WAD was conducted from May 2 through May 27, 2022. The test venue was located at Fort A.P. Hill (FAPH), Bowling Green, VA. All work will was conducted at F...

The COVID-19 pandemic illuminated gaps in viral disinfection data for personal protective equipment and materials typically laundered at home. In support of responders, decision makers, and the general public’s questions concerning the use of different cleaning methods, the Unite...

This report summarizes novel air sampling research conducted for the multi-agency Analysis for Coastal Operational Resiliency (AnCOR) program which sought to develop and demonstrate capabilities and strategic guidelines to prepare the US for a wide-area release of a biological ag...

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...

This product is an interim data report for an ongoing project. The overall goal of this project is to provide the general public, emergency responders, and healthcare workers with initial information on the effectiveness of selected disinfection/cleaning technologies and commerci...

This document provides step-by-step instructions for the use of swabs, wipes, and sponge-sticks to collect samples from surfaces potentially contaminated with microbiological agents. It is intended to be used in conjunction with the analytical methods listed in U.S. Environmental...

During the immediate, emergency phase of a response to a radiological dispersal device (RDD), an improvised nuclear device (IND), or accidental radiological release, emergency responders may be exposed to radioactivity due to inhalation and direct contact. It is important to mini...

An accidental radiological release or the operation of a radiological dispersal device (RDD) may lead to the contamination of a large area. Such scenarios may lead to health and safety risks associated with the resuspension of contaminated particles due to aeolian (wind-induced) ...

An outdoor, wide area release of a persistent biological agent has the potential to significantly disrupt society. An unexplored aspect of consequence management is the need to minimize risk from immediate and delayed exposure to low concentrations of a biological agent transport...

CESER/HSMMD is conducting research to investigate the reaerosolization of surrogate bacterial spores in the Aerosol Test Facility and through field tests to determine the most representative air sampling methods to use for detection (characterization) and clearance of large outdo...

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in many supply chain issues, including crippling of essential personal protective equipment (PPE) needed for high-risk occupations such as those in healthcare. As a result of these supply chain issues, unprecedented crisis capacity strategies were i...

This presentation provides an overview of the Analysis for Coastal Operational Resiliency (AnCOR) program, an interagency effort to assess and improve capabilities and strategic guidelines to prepare the U.S. for a wide-area release of a biological agent, including mitigating imp...

In response to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, a laboratory protocol was developed to test the viral disinfection efficacy of hot water laundering of cloth face coverings, cotton scrubs, and denim pants. The Phi6 virus (bacteriophage) was used as the organism to test disinfection effica...

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 ...

Journal article; Aims: To obtain data on the efficacy of two ultraviolet light (UVC) technologies for inactivation of Bacillus anthracis Ames and Bacillus atrophaeus spores on surfaces.

Aims: To obtain quantitative efficacy data of two ultraviolet light (UVC) technologies for surface inactivation of Bacillus anthracis Ames and Bacillus atrophaeus spores. Methods and Results: Spores were deposited onto test coupons and controls of four different materials, via l...

As part of the response and recovery operations following a wide-area biological contamination incident, such as an aerosol release of Bacillus anthracis, environmental sampling will play a prominent role in response activities. This need for environmental sampling will extend to...

Controlled resuspension experiments were performed to understand how the rate of Bacillus spore resuspension changes over time and under the influence of variable meteorological conditions. Two coupon types (concrete and asphalt, 66 of each type) representing surfaces typically f...

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...

In this report, sampling and analysis method ranges of recovery efficiency (RE), limit of detections (LOD), and false negative rates (FNR) for environmental matrices and analysis methods will be summarized and used to illustrate their effects on the interpretation of sampling res...

This document provides step-by-step instructions for the use of impingers, impacters and filters to collect samples from air potentially contaminated with pathogens. It is intended to be used in conjunction with the analytical methods listed in U.S. Environmental Protection Agenc...

This document provides step-by-step instructions for the use of vacuum filter cassettes to collect samples from surfaces potentially contaminated with pathogens. It is intended to be used in conjunction with the analytical methods listed in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency&rs...

The overall goal of this project is to provide the general public, emergency responders, and healthcare workers with initial information on the effectiveness of selected disinfection/cleaning technologies and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products for the disinfection/cleaning ...

This presentation will address capability gaps related to sampling, fate & transport, decontamination, data management, and waste management. Local and state responders can benefit from this research with new information and tools to ensure community resilience to a wide area bi...

Slide presentation to provoke discussion on NTA detectors at the Test and Evaluation Capabilities and Methodologies Integrated Process Team (TECMIPT) October 2019 Quarterly Meeting