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D Acronyms and Abbreviations ABT â Ambient breeze tunnel ACPLA â Agent-Containing Particles per Liter of Air AGI â All-glass impinger ALO â Agent-like organism APS â Aerodynamic particle sizer ASTM â American Society for Testing and Materials BAP â Biologically active aerosol particles BAPLADae â Biologically active aerosol particles per liter of air size resolved by aerodynamic diameter BAU â Biologically active units BAULADae â Biologically active units per liter of air size resolved by aerodynamic diameter BAWS â Biological agent warning sensor BSL â Biosafety level BW â Biological warfare BWA â Biological warfare agent CFU â Colony-forming units Dae â Aerodynamic diameter DARPA â Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DHS â Department of Homeland Security DNA â Deoxyribonucleic acid DOD â Department of Defense DPG â Dugway Proving Ground DTRA â Defense Threat Reduction Agency ECBC â Edgewood Chemical and Biological Center ECL â Electrochemiluminescence ELISA â Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ET â Extrathoracic region of the respiratory tract FLAPS â Fluorescence aerodynamic particle sizer GE â Genomic equivalents ID50 â The dosage that is required to infect 50 percent of a given population JPEO âJoint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense JRO â Joint Requirements Office JT&E â Joint test and evaluation LA â Liter of air LD50 â The dosage that is lethal to 50 percent of a given population LOD â Limit of detection 85
86 MMAD â Mass median aerodynamic diameter P â Pulmonary region of the respiratory tract PCR â Polymerase chain reaction PD TESS â Product Director, Test Equipment, Strategy and Support PFU â Plaque-forming units PM10 â Particulate matter with a diameter less than or equal to 10 µm RNA â Ribonucleic acid SARS â Severe acute respiratory syndrome T&E â Test and evaluation TB â Tracheobronchial region of the respiratory tract TRL â Technology readiness level USAMRIID â United States Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases WSLAT â Whole system live agent testing