Niosh Evaluation of Air Sampling Methodologies for Bacillus Anthracis in a United States Postal Service Processing and Distribution Center, Trenton, New Jersey

On Jan. 16, 2002, the Nat. Inst. for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH) received a request for a health hazard evaluation from the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) regarding Bacillus Anthracis contamination in the Trenton, NJ Processing & Distribution Center. The USPS requested assistance in determining the most appropriate method(s) for air sampling for Bacillus Anthracis spores. In response to this request, a collaborative research project between NIOSH & the USPS was conducted during the week of Feb. 4-7, 2002. Contents of this report: Conduct of Field Study; Evaluation Criteria; Results; Discussion; Conclusions; Recommendations; References; Tables & Figures; & Appendices.McCleery, Robert E. is the author of 'Niosh Evaluation of Air Sampling Methodologies for Bacillus Anthracis in a United States Postal Service Processing and Distribution Center, Trenton, New Jersey', published 2006 under ISBN 9781422306451 and ISBN 1422306453.