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2009–2005 2004–2003    

Brochures
EPA's QSAR/VFAR Workshop Flyer (PDF) (2 pp, 215 KB) May 2006
Security Information Collaboratives (PDF) (40 pp, 2 MB) (EPA/625/R-05/002) May 2005

Reports and Papers
Resuspension of Fibers From Indoor Surfaces Due to Human Activity (PDF) (56 pp, 3.2 MB) (EPA/600/R-09/009) February 2009  
Guide for Development of Sample Collection Plans for Radiochemical Analytes in Environmental Matrices Following Homeland Security Events (PDF) (43 pp, 986 KB) (EPA/600/R-08/128) February 2009  
Decontamination of Toxic Industrial Chemicals and Chemical Warfare Agents On Building Materials Using Chlorine Dioxide Fumigant and Liquid Oxidant Technologies (PDF) (60 pp, 2.16 MB) (EPA/600/R-09/012) February 2009  
Technology Performance Summary for Chemical Detection Instruments (PDF) (8 pp, 173 KB) (EPA/600/S-09/015) January 2009  
US Environmental Protection Agency Uses Operations Research to Reduce Contamination Risks in Drinking Water Exit EPA Disclaimer January 2009  
Evaluation of Ultrafiltration Cartridges for a Water Sampling Apparatus Exit EPA Disclaimer January 2009  
Drinking Water Security and Public Health Disease Outbreak Surveillance Exit EPA Disclaimer (9 pp, 1.82 MB) 2008  
Emissions Test Report: Source Sampling for Transportable Gasifier for Animal Carcasses and Contaminated Plant Material (PDF) (60 pp, 4.4 MB) (EPA/600/R-08/127) December 2008 - Appendix (218 pp, 7.3 MB)  
Development of Performance Data for Common Building Air Cleaning Devices (PDF) (196 pp, 11.7 MB) (EPA/600/R-08/013) December 2008  
Theoretical and Experimental Analysis of Important Parameters for Determining the Impact of a Biological Attack on a Building (PDF) (100 pp, 13.4 MB) (EPA/600/R-08/052) December 2008  
Critical Assessment of Building Air Cleaner Technologies (PDF) (94 pp, 6.54 MB) (EPA/600/R-08/053) December 2008  
Human health risk assessment database, “the NHSRC toxicity value database”: Supporting the risk assessment process at US EPA's National Homeland Security Research Center Exit EPA Disclaimer November 2008  
Assessment of Advanced Building Air Filtration Systems (PDF) (46 pp, 2.17 MB) (EPA/600/R-08/032) November 2008  
Bacteriophages Reduce Experimental Contamination of Hard Surfaces, Tomato, Spinach, Broccoli, and Ground Beef by Escherichia coli O157:H7 Exit EPA Disclaimer October 2008  
Evaluation of In-Room Particulate Matter Air Filtration Devices (PDF) (56 pp, 4.93 MB) (EPA/600/R-08/012) October 2008  
Risk-Based Criteria to Support Validation of Detection Methods for Drinking Water and Air (PDF) (100 pp, 1.27 MB) (EPA/600/R-08/021) October 2008  
EPA’s Suite of Homeland Security Decision Support Tools For Managing Disaster-Generated Waste and Debris (PDF) (11 pp, 191 KB) September 2008  
Development and field testing of a mobile chlorine dioxide generation system for the decontamination of buildings contaminated with Bacillus anthracis Exit EPA Disclaimer September 2008  
All Hazards Receipt Facility Screening Protocol (PDF) (90 pp, 1 MB) (EPA/600/R-08/105) September 2008  
Importance of Exposure Model in Estimating Impacts When a Water Distribution System Is Contaminated Exit EPA Disclaimer September 2008  
Risk Reduction and Sensor Network Design (PDF) (11 pp, 110 KB) September 2008  
Standardized Analytical Methods for Environmental Restoration Following Homeland Security Events Revision 4.0 (PDF) (266 pp, 10.1 MB) (EPA/600/R-04/126D) September 2008  
Executive Summary of Chemical Warfare Agents and their Hydrolysis Products from the US EPA Standardized Analytical Methods and GC-MS Analytical Method for the Analysis of Chemical Warfare Agent Degradation Products Listed in the EPA Standardized Analytical Methods (PDF) (15 pp, 567 KB) September 2008  
Strippable Coatings for Radionuclides  
Material Demand Studies: Interaction of Chlorine Dioxide Gas With Building Materials (PDF) (88 pp, 7.81 MB) (EPA/600/R-08/091) September 2008  
Automated determination of precursor ion, product ion, and neutral loss compositions and deconvolution of composite mass spectra using ion correlation based on exact masses and relative isotopic abundances Exit EPA Disclaimer July 2008  
Application of QSARs and VFARs to the Rapid Risk Assessment Process at US EPA Exit EPA Disclaimer July 2008  
Pilot-scale Experimental and Theoretical Investigations into the Thermal Destruction of a Bacillus anthracis Surrogate Embedded in Building Decontamination Residue Bundles (PDF) (26 pp, 450 KB) July 2008 – Abstract Exit EPA Disclaimer  
Persistence of Toxic Industrial Chemicals and Chemical Warfare Agents on Building Materials Under Conventional Environmental Conditions (PDF) (72 pp, 3.11 MB) (EPA/600/R-08/075) July 2008  
Effects of Vapor-Based Decontamination Systems on Selected Building Interior Materials: Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide (PDF) (68 pp, 1.4 MB) (EPA/600/R-08/074) July 2008  
Decision Support Tool for the Management of Debris from Radiological Dispersal Devices and Other Incidents of National Significance (PDF) (11 pp, 255 KB) June 2008  
Behavior of Contaminated Food Products in a Pilot-Scale Incinerator: Experiments and Modeling (PDF) (11 pp, 349 KB) May 2008  
2007 Workshop on Decontamination, Cleanup, and Associated Issues for Sites Contaminated with Chemical, Biological, or Radiological Materials (PDF) (210 pp, 26 MB) (EPA/600/R-08/059) May 2008
Multi-Parameter Water Quality Probes
An Inexpensive Autosampler to Maximize Throughput for an Ion Source that Samples Surfaces in Open Air Exit EPA Disclaimer April 2008
An Integrated Wipe Sample Transport/Autosampler to Maximize Throughput for a Direct Analysis in Real Time (DART)/Orthogonal Acceleration, Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (oa-TOFMS) Exit EPA Disclaimer April 2008
Effects of Vapor-Based Decontamination Systems on Selected Building Interior Materials: Chlorine Dioxide (PDF) (54 pp, 2.9 MB) (EPA/600/R-08/054) April 2008
Testing of Screening Technologies for Detection of Toxic Industrial Chemicals in All Hazards Receipt Facilities (PDF) (50 pp, 703 KB) (EPA/600/R-08/034) March 2008
Method Development and Preliminary Applications for Leptospira Spirochetes in Water Samples (PDF) (30 pp, 3.52 MB) (EPA/600/R-08/017) March 2008
Testing and Quality Assurance Plan for the Evaluation of Wipe Sampling Methods for Collecting Chemical Warfare Agents (CWAs), CWA Degradation Products, and Toxic Industrial Chemicals from Various Surfaces (PDF) (70 pp, 704 KB) (EPA/600/R-08/079) February 2008
Chemical Detection Technologies
Pilot-Scale Tests and Systems Evaluation for the Containment, Treatment, and Decontamination of Selected Materials From T&E Building Pipe Loop Equipment (PDF) (114 pp, 2.2 MB) (EPA/600/R-08/016) January 2008
A Review of Chemical Warfare Agent Simulants for Use in Environmental Applications (PDF) (31 pp, 801 KB) January 2008
A Paper on the Destruction of Spores on Building Decontamination Residue in a Commercial Autoclave (PDF) (12 pp, 4.8 MB) January 2008
Fumigant Decontamination Technologies
Modeling Reaction and Transport of Multiple Species in Water Distribution Systems Exit EPA Disclaimer December 2007
Test/QA Plan for Fumigant Decontamination Technologies (PDF) (42 pp, 655 KB) (EPA/600/R-07/143) December 2007
Catalytic Enzyme-Based Methods for Water Treatment and Water Distribution System Decontamination (PDF) (14 pp, 236 KB) (EPA/600/R-07/132) November 2007
Resuspension and Tracking of Particulate Matter From Carpet Due to Human Activity (PDF) (88 pp, 2.5 MB) (EPA/600/R-07/131) November 2007
Thermal Destruction of Bacillus anthracis Surrogates in a Pilot-Scale Incinerator (PDF) (12 pp, 210 KB) November 2007
Simulation and Modelling of the Fate and Transport of Chemical Warfare Agents in Laboratory-Scale Landfills (PDF) (7 pp, 177 KB) October 2007
A Decision Support Tool (DST) for Disposal of Residual Materials Resulting from National Emergencies (PDF) (10 pp, 261 KB) October 2007
Chlorine Inactivation of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (H5N1) October 2007
Decision Support Tool for the Management of Debris from Homeland Security Incidents (PDF) (10 pp, 358 KB) October 2007
Determination of Sorption Parameters for 36 VOC/Material Combinations (PDF) (70 pp, 1.5 MB) (EPA/600/R-07/035-R1) October 2007
Disposal of Residues from Building Decontamination Activities (PDF) (7 pp, 243 KB) October 2007
Emissions of Fluorinated Compounds from the Combustion of Carpeting (PDF) (13 pp, 484 KB) October 2007
EPA’s Homeland Security Waste Disposal Research: Status Update (PDF) (9 pp, 193 KB) October 2007
EPA Safe Buildings Program: Update on Building Decontamination Waste Disposal Area (PDF) (7 pp, 463 KB) October 2007
Persistence of Bacillus anthracis spores and Clostridium botulinum and Destruction of Francisella tularensis and Yersinia pestis in Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Leachates (PDF) (8 pp, 97 KB) October 2007
Persistence of Sarin, Soman, VX, and Lewisite, and Destruction of Tabun and Mustard Gas in Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Leachates (PDF) (6 pp, 51 KB) October 2007
Study of Thermal Destruction of Bacillus anthracis Surrogates Spiked on Building Materials (PDF) (10 pp, 158 KB) October 2007
Thermal Incineration and Homeland Security (PDF) (7 pp, 59 KB) October 2007
A Compendium of Prior and Current Microbial Risk Assessment Methods (PDF) (444 pp, 7.6 mb) (EPA/600/R-07/129) September 2007
Testing of Screening Technologies for Detection of Chemical Warfare Agents in All Hazards Receipt Facilities Evaluation Report (PDF) (67 pp, 778 KB) (EPA/600/R-07/104) September 2007
Emissions from the Burning of Vegetative Debris in Air Curtain Destructors (PDF) (27 pp, 356 KB) August 2007
QSAR/VFAR Workshop Summary Report (PDF) (100 pp, 4.6 MB) (EPA/600/R-07/095) August 2007 Order
Sensor Placement in Municipal Water Networks (PDF) (14 p, 236 KB) July 2007
Model for Estimating Acute Health Impacts from Consumption of Contaminated Drinking Water (PDF) (7 pp, 287 KB) June 2007
On-line Water Quality Parameters as Indicators of Distribution System Contamination (PDF) (31 pp 227 KB) June 2007
SPOT: A Sensor Placement Optimization Toolkit for Drinking Water Contamination Warning System Design (PDF) (12 pp, 59 KB) June 2007
Using TEVA to Assess Impact of Model Skeletonization on Contaminant Consequence Assessment and Sensor Placement Design (PDF) (18 pp, 218 KB) June 2007
Water Utilities Driving Water Security Research on Drinking Water Contamination Warning Systems (PDF) (6 pp, 26 KB) June 2007
Development of Quantitative Real-Time PCR Assays for Detection and Quantification of Surrogate Biological Warfare Agents in Building Debris and Leachate Exit EPA DisclaimerApril 2007
Energy and Water Distribution Interdependency Issues: Best Practices and Lessons Learned (PDF) (24 pp, 816 KB) (EPA/600/R-07/042) April 2007
Effective Risk and Crisis Communication during Water Security Emergencies (PDF) (72 pp, 1.4 MB) (EPA/600/R-07/027) March 2007
Building Retrofits for Increased Protection Against Airborne Chemical and Biological Releases (PDF) (138 pp, 5.5 MB) (EPA 600/R-06/157) February 2007
Observations on Engineering Aspects of the Brentwood Postal Facility Fumigation (PDF) (7 pp, 191 KB) February 2007
Persistence and Decontamination of Bacillus atrophaeus subsp. globigii Spores on Corroded Iron in a Model Drinking Water System February 2007
Practical Experiences with Technologies for Decontamination of B. anthracis in Large Buildings (PDF) (18 pp, 93 KB) February 2007
Remediating Sites with Anthrax Contamination: Building on Experience (PDF) (10 pp, 179 KB) February 2007
2006 Workshop on Decontamination, Cleanup, and Associated Issues for Sites Contaminated with Chemical, Biological, or Radiological Materials (PDF) (310 pp, 20 MB) (EPA/600/R-06/121) January 2007
A Literature Review of Wipe Sampling Methods for Chemical Warfare Agents and Toxic Industrial Chemicals (PDF) (59 pp, 871 KB) (EPA/600/R-07/004) January 2007
Monochloramine Inactivation of Bacterial Select Agents Exit EPA DisclaimerJanuary 2007
Sample Collection Procedures for Radiochemical Analytes in Environmental Matrices (PDF) (106 pp, 1.7 MB) (EPA/600/S-07/001) December 2006
Decontamination assessment of Bacillus anthracis, Bacillus subtilis, and Geobacillus stearothermophilus spores on indoor surfaces using a hydrogen peroxide gas generator (PDF) (10 pp, 816 KB) November 2006
Chemical and Biological Warfare Agent Persistence Testing
Destruction Efficiency of Microbiological Organisms in Medical Waste Incinerators: A Review of Available Data (PDF) (11 pp, 624 KB) October 2006
Impact of Temperature and Humidity on the Persistence of Vaccinia Virus and Ricin Toxin on Indoor Surfaces (PDF) (50 pp, 1.1 MB) (EPA/600/R-08/002) October 2006
Thermal Destruction of CB Contaminants Bound on Building Materials: Experiments and Modeling (PDF) (9 pp, 467 KB) October 2006
U.S. EPA R&D Program for Disposal of Building Decontamination Residue (PDF) (8 pp, 223 KB) October 2006
ETV’s Enzymatic Test Kits
Liquid Decontamination Technologies
A Comparison of Physical Sampling and Real-time Monitoring Strategies for Designing a Contamination Warning System for Drinking Water Distribution Systems Exit EPA DisclaimerJuly 2006  
Persistence of Klebsiella pneumoniae on Simulated Biofilm in a Model Drinking Water System Exit EPA DisclaimerJuly 2006
Evaluation of Sample Screening Technologies for the All Hazard Receipt Facility (PDF) (62 pp, 1.46 MB) (EPA/600/R-09/022) June 2006  
Water Sector Security Workshops (PDF) (20 pp, 570 KB) (EPA/600/R-06/047) June 2006 Order
Fate of Chemical Warfare Agents and Toxic Industrial Chemicals in Landfills Exit EPA DisclaimerJune 2006
Investigation of the Capability of Point-of-Use/Point-of-Entry Treatment Devices as a Means of Providing Water Security (PDF) (54 pp, 3.6 MB) (EPA/600/R-06/012) February 2006 Order
Short-term dispersion of indoor aerosols: can it be assumed the room is well mixed? Exit EPA DisclaimerFebruary 2006
Transport of airborne particles within a room February 2006
The Role of the U.S. EPA in Protecting America ’s Drinking Water Supply Exit EPA Disclaimer January 2006
Development of Size-Selective Sampling of Bacillus anthracis Surrogate Spores from Simulated Building Air Intake Mixtures for Analysis via Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Exit EPA Disclaimer2006
Technologies and Techniques for Early Warning Systems to Monitor and Evaluate Drinking Water Quality: A State-of-the-Art Review (PDF) (236 pp, 3.83 MB) (EPA/600/R-05/156) December 2005 Order
Water Distribution System Analysis: Field Studies, Modeling, and Management (PDF) (145 pp, 16 MB) (EPA/600/R-06/028) December 2005  
Differential detection of Hammondia hammondi from Toxoplasma gondii using polymerase chain reaction Exit EPA DisclaimerDecember 2005  
Water Contaminant Information Tool (WCIT) (PDF) (1 pp, 58 KB) (EPA/817/F-05/007) November 2005  
National Water Security Risk Communication Symposium (PDF) (109 pp, 5.5 MB)(EPA/600/C-05/006) November 2005 Order
2005 Workshop on Decontamination, Cleanup, and Associated Issues for Sites Contaminated with Chemical, Biological, or Radiological Materials (PDF) (188 pp, 8.98 MB) (EPA/600/R-05/083) October 2005 Order
Planning for Decontamination Wastewater: A Guide for Utilities Exit EPA DisclaimerOctober 2005
Water Security Research and Technical Support Action Plan: Progress Report for 2005 (PDF) (68 pp, 892 KB) (EPA/600/R-05/104) September 2005 Order
Quantitative Structure-Property Relationships for Enhancing Predictions of Synthetic Organic Chemical Removal from Drinking Water by Granular Activated Carbon Exit EPA DisclaimerAugust 2005
Advanced Modeling of Incineration of Building Decontamination Residue (PDF) (11 pp, 109 KB) June 2005
Pilot-Scale Combustion of Building Decontamination Residue (PDF) (6 pp, 188 KB) June 2005
A Pilot-Scale Study on the Combustion of Waste Carpet in a Rotary Kiln: Dioxin and Furan Emissions (PDF) (12 pp, 111 KB) May 2005
Emissions from Combustion of Post-Consumer Carpet in a Cement Kiln (PDF) (16 pp, 310 KB) May 2005  
Destruction of Spores on Building Decontamination Residue in a Commercial Autoclave (PDF) (82 pp, 4.49 MB) (EPA/600/R-05/081) April 2005 Order
Method Validation Guidelines for Laboratories Performing Forensic Analysis of Chemical Terrorism April 2005
Portable Cyanide Analyzers
Characterization of Transient Puff Emissions from the Burning of Carpet Waste Charges in a Rotary Kiln Combustor (PDF) (17 pp, 89 KB) March 2005
Compilation of Available Data on Building Decontamination Alternatives (PDF) (196 pp, 2.2 MB) (EPA/600/R-05/036) March 2005
Effectiveness of expedient sheltering in place in a residence Exit EPA DisclaimerMarch 2005
Inactivation of Bacillus globigi by chlorination: a hierarchical Baysesian model February 2005
Chlorine Inactivation of Bioterrorism Agents January 2005

Tools and Applications
Support for Environmental Rapid Risk Assessment More Info
CANARY User's Manual Version 4.1 (PDF) (56 pp, 1.59 MB) (EPA/600/R-08/040A) March 2009 More Info
Securing Buildings Against Chemical and Biological Agents Video More Info
EPANET-MSX Software and Documentation (ZIP) (52 files, 837 KB) More Info
Life-Cycle Cost Analysis Tool (EXE) (1 file, 4.5 MB) More Info
Disposal Decision Support Tools Exit EPA Disclaimer More Info
Message Mapping Video (WMV) (41:16 min, 87.8 MB)
Watch Streaming Video
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Decontamination and Consequence in Management: Science in Action Video (Refer to the Decontamination and Consequence Management video dated 4/21/08).  

 


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