Evaluation of peracetic acid fog for the inactivation of Bacillus anthracis spore surrogates in a large decontamination chamber

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 250-251, Issue , 2013, Pages 61-67

  Wood, Joseph P ^a   Calfee, Michael Worth ^a   Clayton, Matthew ^b   Griffin Gatchalian, Nicole ^b   Touati, Abderrahmane ^b   Egler, Kim ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b ARCADIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus anthracis, Spores; Decontamination; Fog; Peracetic acid

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLIZATION; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS SPORES; BACTERIAL SPORE; BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS; COLONY FORMING UNITS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE VAPORS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; LOG REDUCTIONS; NUMBER OF SAMPLES; PERACETIC ACIDS; PILOT SCALE; SPORICIDAL; WIPE SAMPLINGS;

AEROSOLS; DEPOSITS; FOG; FOG DISPERSAL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PEROXIDES; VAPORS;

DECONTAMINATION;

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PERACETIC ACID; STAINLESS STEEL;

ACETIC ACID; AEROSOL; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; BIOINDICATOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DETOXIFICATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOG; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SAMPLING; SPORE; STEEL; WOOD;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOG; HUMIDITY; NONHUMAN; TEMPERATURE; VAPOR; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WOOD;

AEROSOLS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; DECONTAMINATION; DISINFECTANTS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PERACETIC ACID; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; SPORES, BACTERIAL; STAINLESS STEEL; TEMPERATURE; WOOD;

EID: 84874390424     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.01.068     Document Type: Article

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