Volume 11, Number 1, January 2005

HEPA/Vaccine Plan for Indoor Anthrax Remediation

Lawrence M. Wein,* Yifan Liu,* and Terrance J. Leighton†
*Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA; and †Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, Oakland, California, USA

Figure 3. The amount of indoor floor area in lower Manhattan (vertical axes) that is contaminated at various anthrax concentration levels (horizontal axes) as a result of an outdoor release of 1.5 kg of anthrax spores. Plot A, an average of 92 scenarios (9 release locations in Manhattan times 8 wind directions, plus 20 release locations on the outskirts of Manhattan). Plot B, provides similar information for the scenario that generated the largest total area of contamination.

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