Affiliation:
1. Eastern Research Group Inc. (ERG) Morrisville North Carolina USA
2. Homeland Security and Materials Management Division (HSMMD), Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response (CESER) US EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD) Durham North Carolina USA
Abstract
AbstractLarge‐scale biological contamination incidents pose unique yet significant challenges to remediation operations. Previous incidents have demonstrated the utility of readily available commercial and municipal equipment for conducting remediation tasks. Preidentification and evaluation of such equipment could reduce lag time for response initiation and enhance overall response effectiveness and efficiency. The current study aimed to identify commercial and municipal equipment that could be beneficial in wide‐area biological remediation operations. Equipment were identified by market research, their utility was assessed by a group of subject matter experts, and a subset of those equipment was observed under operational conditions in a realistic urban environment. Observations and feedback from demonstration participants are presented within the article. This information is intended to support rapid decision‐making following large‐scale biological incidents, broaden the universe of potentially useful equipment to support the response, enhance response operations, and reduce the impact on the public.
Funder
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Subject
Pollution,Waste Management and Disposal,Environmental Engineering
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