Decontamination of Subway Infrastructure Materials Contaminated with Biological Spores Using Methyl Bromide

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Homeland Security Research Center. 08/2017 This 54-page report provides the results of an assessment to determine the decontamination efficacy of methyl bromide fumigant in inactivating Bacillus anthracis (B.a., the causative agent for anthrax) spores on materials typically found in subway system infrastructure. To facilitate future decontamination employing methyl bromide in a subway environment, this investigation focused on finding efficacious conditions when using methyl bromide at temperatures that may be encountered in an underground subway system (i.e., temperatures lower than used in previous studies). (PDF)

Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - August 31, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news