Reopening Public Facilities After a Biological Attack:

A Decision-Making Framework

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Committee on Standards and Policies for Decontaminating Public Facilities Affected by Exposure to Harmful Biological Agents: How Clean is Safe?, National Research Council
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The anthrax attacks in fall 2001 spurred an extensive and costly decontamination effort where many decisions had to be made about which sites required cleanup, what method to use, how to determine the effectiveness of the cleanup, and how "clean" ...
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Front Matter	i-xiv
Executive Summary	1-10	(skim)
1 Introduction	11-22	(skim)
2 Infectious Disease Threats	23-41	(skim)
3 Policy Precedents in Decontamination	42-55	(skim)
4 Anthrax Decontamination After the 2001 Attacks: Social and Political Context	56-73	(skim)
5 Framework for Event Management	74-79	(skim)
6 Hazard Identification and Assessment	80-88	(skim)
7 Factors Influencing Exposure to Harmful Biological Agents in Indoor Environments	89-104	(skim)
8 Analyzing Health Risks	105-119	(skim)
9 Sampling Strategies and Technologies	120-136	(skim)
10 Decontamination Practices and Principles	137-156	(skim)
11 Safe Reoccupation of a Facility	157-169	(skim)
12 Harmful Biological Agents in a Public Facility: The Airport Scenario	170-176	(skim)
Appendix A: Statement of Task	177-178	(skim)
Appendix B: Presentations to the Committee	179-181	(skim)
Appendix C: All Findings and Recommendations	182-192	(skim)
Appendix D: Other Relevant Case Studies	193-198	(skim)
Appendix E: Were the 2001 Anthrax Exposures Consistent with Dose-Response: The Case of the AMI Building	199-203	(skim)
Appendix F: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members	204-210	(skim)

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The anthrax attacks in fall 2001 spurred an extensive and costly decontamination effort where many decisions had to be made about which sites required cleanup, what method to use, how to determine the effectiveness of the cleanup, and how "clean" the building had to be for reoccupation. As part of a project funded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and managed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the National Research Council was asked to consider the criteria that must be met for a cleanup to be declared successful, allowing the reoccupation of a facility. The report finds that efficiently sampling and characterizing a pathogen is critical for choosing the best remediation strategy. However, there should be no universal standard for deciding when a building is safe to re-enter because varying pathogen amounts and characteristics could require different strategies. The report offers a flowchart for decision-makers that includes questions about the characteristics of the pathogen; how far it has spread; whether it is transmissible between humans; and how long it will survive to pose a threat. The report also recommends that a risk-assessment approach be adopted as part of a strategy for achieving a "socially acceptable" standard for cleanup.

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