Inactivation of Bacillus anthracis spores to decontaminate subway railcar and related materials via the fogging of peracetic acid and hydrogen peroxide sporicidal liquids

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 206, Issue , 2018, Pages 800-806

  Richter, William R ^a   Wood, Joseph P ^b   Wendling, Morgan Q S ^a   Rogers, James V ^a  

^a BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus anthracis; Decontamination; Fogging; Hydrogen peroxide; Peracetic acid; Subway

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; DECONTAMINATION; HUMIDITY CONTROL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; RAILROADS;

% REDUCTIONS; B.ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS SPORES; BACILLUS ATROPHAEUS; BACTERIAL SPORE; FOGGING; PERACETIC ACIDS; RAILCARS; SPORICIDAL;

OXIDATION;

ALUMINUM; CONCRETE; GLASS FIBER; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PERACETIC ACID; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; RUBBER; DISINFECTANT AGENT;

ACETIC ACID; BACTERIUM; CHEMICAL PROCESS; EQUIPMENT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INHIBITION; LIQUID; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SPORE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS ATROPHAEUS; BACTERIAL SPORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FUMIGATION; HUMIDITY; NONHUMAN; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE; VOLUME; RAILWAY;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS ATROPHAEUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; DECONTAMINATION; DISINFECTANTS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PERACETIC ACID; RAILROADS; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 85034639796     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.11.027     Document Type: Article

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