[HTML][HTML] Review of techniques for the in-situ sterilization of soil contaminated with Bacillus anthracis spores or other pathogens

JP Wood - Research in Microbiology, 2024 - Elsevier
This review summarizes the literature on efficacy of techniques to sterilize soil. Soil may
need to be sterilized if contaminated with pathogens such as Bacillus anthracis. Sterilizing …

[PDF][PDF] Effectiveness of different means of disinfection against soil foci of anthrax (Bacillus anthracis) burials at a depth of up to 3.5 m: an experimental study

V Suchshikh, A Karimov, M Yussupov… - Caspian Journal of …, 2023 - cjes.guilan.ac.ir
ABSTRACT There are over 2,000 anthrax-infected soil foci in Kazakhstan, posing a potential
threat of infection with anthrax to the population. The anthrax soil foci are found in all regions …

Effectiveness of formaldehyde in various soil types as a wide area decontamination approach for Bacillus anthracis spores

W Richter, M Sunderman, Z Willenberg, M Calfee… - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare the decontamination efficacy of
liquid formaldehyde solutions for three soil types (sand, loam, and clay) against spores of …

[HTML][HTML] The potential to manage releases of Bacillus anthracis using bioretention and a high flow media filter: Results of simulated runoff testing with tracer spores …

KM Boening-Ulman, AM Mikelonis, JL Heckman… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The threat of bioterrorism has spurred research on the decontamination and containment of
different agents. Anthrax [causative agent Bacillus anthracis (Ba)] is a disease that can lead …

Decontamination of Soil Contaminated at the Surface with Bacillus anthracis (Anthrax) Surrogate Spores Using Steam Vapor

J Wood, T Chamberlain, A Touati, D Aslett… - Environmental …, 2024 - liebertpub.com
In the event of a wide-area release of Bacillus anthracis spores, soils and other outdoor
materials will likely become contaminated with the biological agent. Soils may also become …

Fate and transport of viable bacillus anthracis simulant spores in ambient air during a large outdoor decontamination field exercise

JP Wood, E Silvestri, M Pirhalla, SD Serre… - Journal of the Air & …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The Wide Area Demonstration (WAD) was a field exercise conducted under the
US EPA's Analysis of Coastal Operational Resiliency program, in conjunction with the US …

[PDF][PDF] Combination Effects of Rhizobium sp. and Nano-Fe on Growth, Nodulation, and Nutrient Uptake of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

SA Abdulla, KA Rahman - 2023 - iasj.net
The objective of this study is to investigate the effects of Fe Nano fertilizer and Rhizobium
inoculation on nodulation, nitrogen fixation, and the plant growth of chickpea (Cicer …