Environmental Decontamination Following a Large-Scale Bioterrorism Attack: Federal Progress and Remaining Gaps

“The process of environmental decontamination is a key step in a successful response to a large-scale attack involving a biological agent.” This article identifies gaps in decontamination policy and technical practice at the federal level and provides practical recommendations that will better enable the U.S. to undertake a biological decontamination response.

Author:
Center for Biosecurity of UPMC
Publish Date:
June 2010