Setting Risk-Informed Environmental Standards for Bacillus Anthracis Spores

Risk Analysis

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1602-1622

  Hong, Tao ^a   Gurian, Patrick L ^a   Ward, Nicholas F Dudley ^b  

^a Drexel University   (United States)

^b Pattle Delamore Partners ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bioterrorism; Environmental standards; Microbial risk assessment

Indexed keywords

AIR CONCENTRATIONS; ANTHRACIS; ANTHRACIS SPORES; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS SPORES; BIO-TERRORISM; BIOLOGICAL AGENTS; CLEAN UP; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCENTRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIA; ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLING; ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS; HUMAN HEALTH RISKS; MICROBIAL RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MITIGATION; RISK TARGETS; SMALL-DIAMETER; SPORE PARTICLES; VENTILATION SYSTEMS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; STANDARDS; VENTILATION; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

HEALTH RISKS;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; BACTERIUM; BIOTERRORISM; HEALTH RISK; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD (REGULATION);

ANIMAL; ANTHRAX; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; STANDARD; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

ANIMALS; ANTHRAX; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SPORES, BACTERIAL; TRANSPORTATION;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS;

EID: 78650428042     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2010.01443.x     Document Type: Article

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