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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 (wipe...

This presentation will examine how serious games are being used to enhance the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (US EPA’s) emergency response mission, by improving the ability of the emergency response community to quickly and effectively respond to a range of env...

A probability-based sampling design can be used to create statistically defensible sampling plans. However, these plans may have sampling collection and/or processing demands that exceed allotted resources. Targeted sampling designs, also referred to as judgmental sampling, use p...

Global positioning systems (GPS) provide users with positioning, navigation, and timing services. However, this resource is limited when it comes to gathering information and guidance for interior spaces: GPS signals communicate with satellites and do not move easily through soli...

The presentation provides the updated information on the progress of Fukushima environmental remediation from the 2011 nuclear power plant accident.

Rapid decontamination following a biological terror incident is paramount for the return of a city’s operations and economy to normalcy. An outdoor urban biological agent incident may require remediation of thousands of vehicles. In this research, the utilization of widely availa...

This study examines the current literature on aerial photography, remote sensing, and ground-based sensor use for estimating waste and debris volume. While there is a growing body of research in this area, the application of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) remote sensing in post-di...

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...

Introducing HSRP tools to support emergency response and some examples of tools for wildfire response at the Lab Enterprise Showcase organized by OSAPE

The Integrated Radiological Remediation Decision Support Tool (IRR-DST) was developed to help decision makers better understand potential options for decontamination and the consequences those options may have on remediation efforts (i.e., systems approach). The IRR-DST...

March 11, 2021, marked the 10-year anniversary of the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan which was caused by an initial earthquake and subsequent tsunami. This was the most significant accident at a nuclear power plant since the Chernobyl disaster...

Recovery is profoundly impacted by waste management issues and the strategies selected to manage them. The quantification, segregation, transportation, and storage of waste can be an arduous and costly undertaking. Furthermore, these processes are intricately linked with the deci...

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...

Transport of contaminants from roadways to the environment is well known, although studies of technologies for preventing and managing this appear infrequently in the literature. This paper reviews technologies studied for radiological contaminants. In addition to nuclear facilit...

A large-scale release of a biological or radiological (BR) agent can result in contamination of a wide area and would require significant time and resources for recovery. Many unknowns are associated with characterization and clearance sampling during response to a wide-area BR i...

In support of EPA’s efforts to take steps to better serve historically marginalized communities using cumulative impact assessment, the Office of Research and Development (ORD) authored this report that presents recommendations on how to strengthen the scientific foundation for a...

To better understand the impacts sampling designs can have on resource demand, especially when considering large-scale sampling campaigns, EPA’s Homeland Security Research Program (HSRP) developed the Trade-Off Tool for Sampling (TOTS). TOTS is a GIS-based online tool for d...

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...

Providing an overview of the Homeland Security Research Program to Big City Emergency Managers.

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

The study reported in this paper has both factored fundamental concepts and connections out of this identification process and created a Knowledge Base detailing support goals, response scenarios, and efficacy information on dozens of equipment types. In short, RRLT will dynamica...

Large-scale biological incidents at indoor, outdoor, and underground areas have the potential to extensively contaminate these sites, requiring extensive time, money, and resources to successfully decontaminate and allow these areas to be utilized again. Contaminated sites must b...

Recovery following a large-scale chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear incident requires a holistic approach and clear understanding of the intricate and interconnected processes associated with characterizing hazards, decontaminating affected sites, and managing resulta...

Radiological release incidents can potentially contaminate wide areas with radiological materials and decontamination efforts are typically focused on populated areas leaving radionuclides in forested areas for long periods of time. Large wildfires in contaminated forested areas ...

A large-scale release of a biological or radiological (BR) agent can result in contamination of a wide area and would require significant time and resources for recovery. Many unknowns are associated with characterization and clearance sampling during response to a wide-area BR i...