title: A biological decontamination process for small, privately owned buildings.
abstract: An urban wide-area recovery and restoration effort following a large-scale biological release will require extensive resources and tax the capabilities of government authorities. Further, the number of private decontamination contractors available may not be sufficient to respond to the needs. These resource limitations could create the need for decontamination by the building owner/occupant. This article provides owners/occupants with a simple method to decontaminate a building or area following a wide-area release of Bacillus anthracis using liquid sporicidal decontamination materials, such as pH-amended bleach or activated peroxide; simple application devices; and high-efficiency particulate air-filtered vacuums. Owner/occupant decontamination would be recommended only after those charged with overseeing decontamination-the Unified Command/Incident Command-identify buildings and areas appropriate for owner/occupant decontamination based on modeling and environmental sampling and conduct health and safety training for cleanup workers.
authors: Chemical & Biological Systems, Sandia National Laboratories, PO Box 969 MS 9406, Livermore, CA 94551-0969, USA. pkraute@sandia.gov
authors: Paula
authors: P
authors: Krauter
authors: Mark
authors: M
authors: Tucker
mesh_terms: D000881:Anthrax / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001408:Bacillus anthracis; D055885:Biohazard Release / Q000517:prevention & control*; D057886:Bleaching Agents; D003219:Confidentiality; D003666:Decontamination / Q000379:methods*; D004189:Disaster Planning; D004866:Equipment Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control; D005374:Filtration; D006801:Humans; D017744:Medical Waste Disposal; D010545:Peroxides; D013171:Spores, Bacterial
chemical_list: D057886:Bleaching Agents; D017744:Medical Waste Disposal; D010545:Peroxides