BiodefenseEducation.org: Decontamination

Decontamination - Treating Children Exposed To Chemicals Used In Bioterrorist Attacks, New Video

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Tue, 27 Dec 2005 11:04:19 GMT

Medical News Today - The US Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) released "The Decontamination of Children: Preparedness and Response for Hospital Emergency Departments," a 27-minute video that trains emergency responders and hospital emergency department staff to decontaminate children after being exposed to hazardous chemicals during a bioterrorist attack or other disaster.

Decontamination - Device to destroy chemical weapons modified

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 11:31:24 GMT

Associated Press - A device used by the Army to dispose of old chemical munitions can also be used to destroy biological weapons.

Decontamination - What might have happened next

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Mon, 16 Aug 2004 23:14:28 GMT

BBC - The Prime Minister of Great Britain was attacked in the House of Commons with a substance that could have been a biological weapon. If the substance thrown in the House of Commons had been more dangerous than purple flour, what might the authorities - and the country - have done next?

Decontamination - Aral Sea island poses major bio threat

Michael P. D'Alessandro — Fri, 27 Feb 2004 12:17:41 GMT

United Press International - The shrinkage of the Aral Sea in Central Asia has turned Vozrozhdeniye Island, where the former Soviet Union tested biological weapons, almost into a peninsula, posing a threat to the local population and wildlife. Decontamination of the island is proving exceedingly difficult.