Pilot-scale experimental and theoretical investigations into the thermal destruction of a Bacillus anthracis surrogate embedded in building decontamination residue bundles

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 5712-5717

  Wood, Joseph P ^a   Lemieux, Paul ^a   Betancourt, Doris ^a   Kariher, Peter ^b   Griffin, Nicole ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b ARCADIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BUILDING MATERIALS; BUILDINGS; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; HEAT TREATMENT; INCINERATION; REFUSE INCINERATORS;

ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL SPORES; BIOLOGICAL AGENTS; KINETIC PARAMETERS; MODEL PREDICTIONS; PILOT-SCALE; STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; THERMAL DESTRUCTION;

DECONTAMINATION;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; BACTERIUM; BUILDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INCINERATION; REACTION KINETICS; SPORE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BUILDING MATERIAL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS; NONHUMAN; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; TEMPERATURE; THEORETICAL STUDY; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; DECONTAMINATION; INCINERATION; KINETICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PILOT PROJECTS; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GEOBACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS;

EID: 48749106815     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es7021945     Document Type: Article

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