Fogging of Chlorine-Based Sporicidal Liquids for the Inactivation of Bacillus Anthracis Surrogate Spores

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Homeland Security Research Center. 07/2017 This 69-page document reports on an investigation to determine the sporicidal efficacy of a fogging technology using chlorine-based sporicidal liquids for inactivating bacterial spores (Bacillus [B.] atrophaeus, a surrogate for B. anthracis) in an office or indoor environment. The use of fogging technology to disseminate sporicidal solutions via microscopic droplets has the potential to be a less arduous, more economical volumetric decontamination alternative to fumigation. (PDF)

Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - August 2, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news