Report on the 2007 Workshop on Decontamination, Cleanup, and Associated Issues for Sites Contaminated with Chemical, Biological, or Radiological Materials

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EPA, 2007. - 210 p. Table of Contents List of Abbreviations Executive Summary I. Introduction II. Presentations and Associated Question and Answer Periods Opening Remarks Session 1: Some U.S. Perspectives Overview of Select U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Programs Evidence Awareness for Remediation Personnel at Weapon of Mass Destruction (WMD) Crime Scenes Technical Support Working Group (TSWG) Decontamination Research & Development Activities Regulating Bio-Decontamination Chemicals Environmental Sampling for Biothreat Agents: Current Research and Validation Efforts Session 2: International Perspectives G8 Bio-Terrorism Experts Group (BTEX) Biological Decontamination with Peracetic Acid and Hydrogen Peroxide Field Demonstration of Advanced Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Decontamination Technologies Japanese Research Project for Development of On-site Detection of Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents A Fatal Case of Natural Inhalational Anthrax in Scotland–Decontamination Issues Case Study of Fatality Due to Anthrax Infection in the United Kingdom (UK) Session 3: Biological Threat Agent Decontamination Research and Development National Homeland Security Research Center (NHSRC) Systematic Decontamination Studies Improvement and Validation of Lab-Scale Test Methods for Sporicidal Decontamination Agents Full-scale Experience in Decontaminations Using Chlorine Dioxide Gas Systematic Decontamination–Challenges and SuccessesNew York City Anthrax Response Update on EPA Decontamination Technologies Research Laboratory (DTRL) Activities Localizing and Controlling Biothreat Agent (BTA) Transport with Polymer Sprays Can We Expedite Decontamination? Session 4: Chemical Threat Agent Decontamination Research and Development Airport Restoration Following a Chemical Warfare Agent (CWA) Attack Quantitative Structure Toxicity Relationships (QSTR) to Support Estimation of Cleanup Goals Determining Chemical Warfare Agent (CWA) Environmental Fate to Optimize Remediation for Indoor Facilities Chemical & Biological Defense Program Physical Science & Technology Program Overview–Hazard Mitigation Session 5: Biological and Foreign Animal Disease Agent Decontamination (1) Results from the Evaluation of Spray-Applied Sporicidal Decontamination Technologies (2) Test Plans and Preliminary Results for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus Persistence and Decontamination Tests Inactivation of Avian Influenza Virus Using Common Soaps/Detergents, Chemicals, and Disinfectants Inactivation of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus on Various Contact Surfaces Session 6: Radiological Agent Decontamination Decontamination of Polonium in the United Kingdom (UK) Decontamination of Terrorist-Dispersed Radionuclides from Surfaces in Urban Environments An Empirical Assessment of Post-Incident Radiological Decontamination Techniques Cesium Chloride Particle Characteristics from Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD) Outdoor Test Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD) Rapid Decontamination Session 7: Research and Development for Decontamination-Related and Support Activities Water Infrastructure Protection Division (WIPD) Decontamination Research Overview Incineration of Materials Contaminated with Bio-Warfare Agents Detection to Support Decontamination EPA Responder Decontamination Needs Agenda List of Participants Presentation Slides