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PAPERBACK price:$26.00 add to cart Rights & Permissions Free PDF Access Sign in to download PDF book and chapters Free Resources PDF SUMMARY Display this book on your site! Related Titles Sensor Systems for Biological Agent Attacks: Protecting Buildings and Military Bases Testing and Evaluation of Standoff Chemical Agent Detectors Other Related Titles A Framework for Assessing the Health Hazard Posed by Bioaerosols (2008) Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology (BCST) Board on Life Sciences (BLS) Citation Manager Export the bibliographic data for this book in your chosen format Web Search Builder Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web. Skim This Chapter Skim this chapter and use this chapter's key terms to search within this book. Reference Finder Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic. Citation Manager . "Appendix D: Acronyms and Abbreviations." A Framework for Assessing the Health Hazard Posed by Bioaerosols. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2008. Please select a format: Page 85   E-mail Share on facebook Facebook Share on delicious Delicious Share on stumbleupon Stumble Share on twitter Twitter More Sharing ServicesMore The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. D Acronyms and Abbreviations ABT – Ambient breeze tunnel ACPLA – Agent-Containing Particles per Liter of Air AGI – All-glass impinger ALO – Agent-like organism APS – Aerodynamic particle sizer ASTM – American Society for Testing and Materials BAP – Biologically active aerosol particles BAPLADae – Biologically active aerosol particles per liter of air size resolved by aerodynamic diameter BAU – Biologically active units BAULADae – Biologically active units per liter of air size resolved by aerodynamic diameter BAWS – Biological agent warning sensor BSL – Biosafety level BW – Biological warfare BWA – Biological warfare agent CFU – Colony-forming units Dae – Aerodynamic diameter DARPA – Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DHS – Department of Homeland Security DNA – Deoxyribonucleic acid DOD – Department of Defense DPG – Dugway Proving Ground DTRA – Defense Threat Reduction Agency ECBC – Edgewood Chemical and Biological Center ECL – Electrochemiluminescence ELISA – Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ET – Extrathoracic region of the respiratory tract FLAPS – Fluorescence aerodynamic particle sizer GE – Genomic equivalents ID50 – The dosage that is required to infect 50 percent of a given population JPEO –Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense JRO – Joint Requirements Office JT&E – Joint test and evaluation LA – Liter of air LD50 – The dosage that is lethal to 50 percent of a given population LOD – Limit of detection Page 85 Front Matter (R1-R14) Summary (1-8) 1 Introduction (9-14) 2 Exploring the Complexity of Health Risk (15-28) 3 Building the Framework for Evaluating Health Hazard (29-46) 4 Implications of BAULA for Detector Test and Evaluation (47-60) 5 Recommendations (61-64) Bibliography (65-68) Appendix A: Evaluating Detector Signals (69-78) Appendix B: Statement of Task (79-80) Appendix C: Committee Member Biographies (81-84) Appendix D: Acronyms and Abbreviations (85-86)

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A Framework for Assessing the Health Hazard Posed by Bioaerosols D Acronyms and Abbreviations ABT – Ambient breeze tunnel ACPLA – Agent-Containing Particles per Liter of Air AGI – All-glass impinger ALO – Agent-like organism APS – Aerodynamic particle sizer ASTM – American Society for Testing and Materials BAP – Biologically active aerosol particles BAPLADae – Biologically active aerosol particles per liter of air size resolved by aerodynamic diameter BAU – Biologically active units BAULADae – Biologically active units per liter of air size resolved by aerodynamic diameter BAWS – Biological agent warning sensor BSL – Biosafety level BW – Biological warfare BWA – Biological warfare agent CFU – Colony-forming units Dae – Aerodynamic diameter DARPA – Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DHS – Department of Homeland Security DNA – Deoxyribonucleic acid DOD – Department of Defense DPG – Dugway Proving Ground DTRA – Defense Threat Reduction Agency ECBC – Edgewood Chemical and Biological Center ECL – Electrochemiluminescence ELISA – Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ET – Extrathoracic region of the respiratory tract FLAPS – Fluorescence aerodynamic particle sizer GE – Genomic equivalents ID50 – The dosage that is required to infect 50 percent of a given population JPEO –Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense JRO – Joint Requirements Office JT&E – Joint test and evaluation LA – Liter of air LD50 – The dosage that is lethal to 50 percent of a given population LOD – Limit of detection

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A Framework for Assessing the Health Hazard Posed by Bioaerosols MMAD – Mass median aerodynamic diameter P – Pulmonary region of the respiratory tract PCR – Polymerase chain reaction PD TESS – Product Director, Test Equipment, Strategy and Support PFU – Plaque-forming units PM10 – Particulate matter with a diameter less than or equal to 10 µm RNA – Ribonucleic acid SARS – Severe acute respiratory syndrome T&E – Test and evaluation TB – Tracheobronchial region of the respiratory tract TRL – Technology readiness level USAMRIID – United States Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases WSLAT – Whole system live agent testing