Full-Scale Decontamination of Bacillus Spores from Drinking Water Infrastructure

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Homeland Security Research Center (NHSRC). Published: 5/2019. The results presented in this eight-page technical brief show that several infrastructure decontamination technologies are effective at killing spores of the causative agent of anthrax (Bacillus anthracis spores) and removing them from drinking water infrastructure when tested at a full scale. The report describes research to examine full-scale decontamination of Bacillus spores from drinking water infrastructure after a contamination event with B. globigii, a nonpathogenic surrogate for anthrax. (PDF)
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