DETECTION AND DECONTAMINATION OF BACILLUS ANTHRACIS SPORES IN SOIL

DETECTION AND DECONTAMINATION OF BACILLUS ANTHRACIS SPORES IN SOIL

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CONTENTS

PREFACE

Chapter 1: BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE PREPARATION COLLABORATION PROJECT: DETECTION OF BACILLUS ANTHRACIS SPORES IN SOIL

FOREWORD

LIST OF ACRONYMS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.0. INTRODUCTION

2.0. MATERIALS AND METHODS

3.0. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS

CONCLUSION

APPENDIX A. CONJUGATION OF PARAMAGNETIC BEADS

APPENDIX B. TIME RESOLVED FLUORESCENCE ASSAY SUMMARY

APPENDIX C.FINAL PROTOCOLS/METHODS FOR REAL WORLD SAMPLE ANALYSIS

APPENDIX D. QUALITY ASSURANCE AND QUALITY CONTROL (QA/QC)

REFERENCES

Chapter 2: DECONTAMINATION OF SOIL CONTAMINATED WITH BACILLUS ANTHRACIS SPORES

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

ABBREVIATIONS/ACRONYMS

1.0. INTRODUCTION

2.0. TECHNOLOGY DESCRIPTIONS AND TEST MATRICES

3.0. SUMMARY OF TEST PROCEDURES

4.0. DECONTAMINATION PROCEDURES

5.0. QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL

6.0. RESULTS AND PERFORMANCE SUMMARY FOR LIQUID BIOCIDES

7.0. RESULTS AND PERFORMANCE SUMMARY FOR FUMIGANT BIOCIDES

8.0. SUMMARY OF RESULTS

REFERENCES

APPENDIX A: MOISTURE AND ORGANIC CONTENT OF SOIL SAMPLES

APPENDIX B: NEUTRALIZATION TESTS FOR LIQUID DECONTAMINANTS

INDEX