Chemical Biological Applications & Risk Reduction (CBARR)
Success stories and support profiles:
- Albania Chemical Weapons Elimination
- Blue Grass Ton Container Neutralization
- Chemical Materials Agency Support
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Food Analysis and Methodology Development
- High-Throughput PCR Assay Evaluation
Albania Chemical Weapons Elimination
(Defense Threat Reduction Agency - DTRA)
Provided sampling and characterization of Albania CW Stockpile (2005 - 2007)
Conducted safety and process analyses
Over 38,000 hours deployed
Over 5,000 air samples analyzed
Blue Grass Ton Container Neutralization
(Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternative - ACWA)
Chemical Agent Transfer System
Transferred the contents of the ton containers into a 20-gallon reactor and neutralized the agent through hydrolysis
Provided all site support (electrical generators, mobile laboratory, air monitoring and filtration systems)
Neutralized approximately 137 gallons of agent (December 2008)
Chemical Materials Agency Support
Conducted demolition and dismantling of an APG-EA building complex housing former surety agent process areas and lab equipment
Performed method validation for contaminated carbon filter testing
Provided chemical demilitarization operators at ABCDF during Operation Speedy Neutralization
Supported the repackaging and monitoring of over 3,000 drums of legacy secondary waste disposal (PCD, PBA, APG, NECDF)
Performed testing and deployments for the destruction of chemical filled munitions using technologies such as the EDS and TDC
ECBC has provided chemical/biological analysis of environmental samples, chemical agent filtration systems and vapor containment structure erection and certification.
Remediation and site investigations at Formally Used Defense Sites (FUDS) to include sites in Alabama, Florida, Oklahoma, Hawaii, New Jersey, Kansas, Guam, Virgin Islands and Washington D.C.
Food Analysis and Methodology Development
(Food Emergency Response Network - FERN)
Accepted into FERN in January 2009 as biological/chemical/radiological testing laboratory
Performed method equivalency testing for biological analysis with food matrices
High-Throughput PCR Assay Evaluation
(Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical Biological Defense)
Performed fastblock PCR assays using high-throughput 384-well PCR format
Work supported the Critical Reagents Program (CRP) new product line
Feasibility studies provided data to support assay formulation changes that benefit the CRP, CRP customers and ECBC
In the news:
- ECBC's Environmental BioMonitoring Laboratory
focuses on the future
-January 8, 2009
