Systematic evaluation of the efficacy of chlorine dioxide in decontamination of building interior surfaces contaminated with anthrax spores

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 76, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 3343-3351

  Rastogi, Vipin K ^c   Ryan, Shawn P ^a   Wallaces, Lalena ^c   Smith, Lisa S ^c   Shah, Saumil S ^c   Blair Martin, G ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c EDGEWOOD CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX SPORE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS SPORES; BACILLUS ATROPHAEUS; BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS; BUILDING SURFACE; CEILING TILES; CHLORINE DIOXIDES; CONFIDENCE LEVELS; EXPOSURE PERIOD; EXPOSURE-TIME; GAS MEASUREMENT; GENERATION SYSTEMS; GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES; I BEAMS; INTERIOR SURFACES; LOG REDUCTIONS; PARTS PER MILLIONS; STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES; STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMATIC EVALUATION; TOTAL DOSE; WET AND DRY;

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BUILDINGS; CHLORINE; CONCRETE BLOCKS; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; DECONTAMINATION; GASES; STAINLESS STEEL; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); TILE; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

SURFACES;

CHLORINE DERIVATIVE; CHLORINE DIOXIDE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; OXIDE; STEEL;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; BIOINDICATOR; BUILDING; CHLORINE; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; FUMIGANT; OXIDE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SPORE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BUILDING; DRUG EFFECT; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; TIME; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WOOD;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DECONTAMINATION; DISINFECTANTS; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; OXIDES; SPORES, BACTERIAL; STEEL; TIME FACTORS; WOOD;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS ATROPHAEUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77952276908     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02668-09     Document Type: Article

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