Publications

Researchers with the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program (CSEPP) have worked with government agencies and academia to expand the body of knowledge related to emergency and disaster preparedness. Selected publications are listed below.

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Assessment of Housing Stock Age in the Vicinity of Chemical Stockpile Sites, Vogt, B.V., et al., Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL/TM-13742.

Assessment of the Need for Dual Indoor/Outdoor Warning Systems and Enhanced Tone Alert Technologies In the CSEPP, Sorensen, J. H., Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL/TM-12095, 1992.

Communication of Emergency Public Warnings - A Social Science Perspective and State-of-the-Art Assessment, Mileti, D. S. and Sorensen, J. H., Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL-6609, 1990.

Compilation of Demographic Data for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program, Vogt, B.V., et al., Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL/TM-13571, February 1998.

Description of Survey Data Regarding The Chemical Repackaging Plant Accident, West Helena, Arkansas, Vogt, B.V., and Sorensen, J.H., Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL/TM-13722, 1999.

Development of a Spectrochemical Modification (SM) Technique to Detect Permeation of Chemical Warfare Agent Simulants Through Protective Clothing Materials, Vo-Dinh, T., and Pal, T., Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL/TM-11915, October 1991.

Evaluating Protective Actions for Chemical Agent Emergencies, Rogers, G. O., Watson A. P., Sorensen, J. H., Sharp, R. D., Carnes, S. A., Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL-6615, 1990.

Expedient Respiratory and Physical Protection: Does a Wet Towel Work to Prevent Chemical Warfare Vapor Infiltration?, Sorensen, J.H., and Vogt, B. V., Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL/TM-2001/153, 2001.

General Guidelines for Medically Screening Mixed Population Groups Potentially Exposed to Nerve or Vesicant Agents, Watson, A. P., Sidell, F. R., Leffingwell S. S., and Munro, N. B., Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL/TM-12034, January 1992.

Instructor Guide for Techniques for CSEPP Instructors, Jones, E., Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL/M-2102, May 1992.

Integrating NIMS into CSEPP>, Shumpert, B., Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL-6975, August 2006.

Planning Protective Action Decision-Making: Evacuate or Shelter-In-Place? Sorensen, J., Shumpert, B., Vogt, B., Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Prepared for Federal Emergency Management Agency - Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program, ORNL/TM-2000/144, June 2002.

Populations with Special Needs, Sorensen, B. V., Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL/TM- 2006/559, October 2006.

Preparing EBS Messages, Vogt, B. M., and Sorensen, J. H., Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Prepared for CSEPP Public Affairs Committee, ORNL/TM-12163, September 1992.

Protocol for Determination of Chemical Warfare Agent Simulant Movement Through Porous Media, Jenkins, R. A., Buchanan, M. V., Merriweather,R., Ilgner, R. H., Gayle, T. M., Moneyhun, J. H., and Watson, A. P., ORNL/TM-12002, July 1992.

Questions and Answers Regarding Actions to Take When Ending Shelter-In-Place, Shumpert, B. ORNL/TM-2003/230, September 2003.

Reentry Planning: The Technical Basis for Offsite Recovery Following Warfare Agent Contamination, Watson, A. P., and Munro, N. B. ( with contributions from the Reentry/Restoration Subcommittee of the Emergency Response Steering Committee), Thomas L. Hess, OASA (I, L & E), Denzel Fisher, FEMA, Co-Chairs, Prepared for the U.S. Department of the Army Office of the Assistant Secretary (Installations, Logistics and Environment), ORNL-6628, April 1990.

Results of An Investigation of the Effectiveness of Using Reverse Telephone Emergency Warning Systems in the October 2007 San Diego Wildfires, Sorensen, J. H., Sorensen, B. V., Smith, A. L., and Williams, Z. M. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL/TM-2009/154, June 2009.

Risk Communications and the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program, Vogt, B. M. and Sorensen, J. H., Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Prepared for FEMA Preparedness, Exercises, and Training Directorate, ORNL-6824, September 1994.

Will Duct Tape and Plastic Really Work? Issues Related To Expedient Shelter-In-Place, Sorensen, J. H., and Vogt, B.V., Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL/TM-2001/154, 2001.