Dry thermal treatment of soil contaminated with B. anthracis surrogate spores; study efficacy data from heat chamber and soil column tests

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The data are from the oven tests and the soil column tests in seven MS Excel spreadsheets. Included are the raw plate and ancillary data used to calculate the number for spores recovered from each soil sample, in colony forming units (CFU). This dataset is associated with the following publication: Wood, J., A. Touati, A. Abdel-Hady, D. Aslett, F. Delafield, W. Calfee, E. Silvestri, S. Serre, L. Mickelsen, C. Tomlinson, and A. Mikelonis. Decontamination of soil contaminated at the surface with Bacillus anthracis spores using dry thermal treatment. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, USA, 10, (2020).

Dry thermal treatment of soil contaminated with B. anthracis surrogate spores; study efficacy data from heat chamber and soil column tests

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The data are from the oven tests and the soil column tests in seven MS Excel spreadsheets. Included are the raw plate and ancillary data used to calculate the number for spores recovered from each soil sample, in colony forming units (CFU). This dataset is associated with the following publication: Wood, J., A. Touati, A. Abdel-Hady, D. Aslett, F. Delafield, W. Calfee, E. Silvestri, S. Serre, L. Mickelsen, C. Tomlinson, and A. Mikelonis. Decontamination of soil contaminated at the surface with Bacillus anthracis spores using dry thermal treatment. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, USA, 10, (2020).

Data for decontamination of soil using steam

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The data are for the four phases of soil column testing, and include the colony forming unit (CFU) results and the steam and temperature data. Refer to the data dictionary for more details. This dataset is associated with the following publication: Wood, J., T. Chamberlain, A. Touati, D. Aslett, A. Abdel-Hady, M. Monge, W. Calfee, A. Mikelonis, E. Silvestri, S. Serre, and C. Hintz. Decontamination of soil contaminated at the surface with Bacillus anthracis (anthrax) surrogate spores using steam vapor. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE. Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., Larchmont, NY, USA, 42(2): 92-102, (2025).

Dataset - Evaluation of Standardized Sample Collection, Packaging, and Decontamination Procedures to Assess Cross-Contamination Potential during Bacillus anthracis Incident Response Operations

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Spore recovery data during sample packaging decontamination tests. This dataset is associated with the following publication: Calfee, W., J. Tufts, K. Meyer, K. McConkey, L. Mickelsen, L. Rose, C. Dowell, L. Delaney, A. Weber, S. Morse, J. Chaitram, and M. Gray. Evaluation of standardized sample collection, packaging, and decontamination procedures to assess cross-contamination potential during Bacillus anthracis incident response operations. JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE. Taylor & Francis, Inc., Philadelphia, PA, USA, 13(12): 12, (2016).

Dataset - Evaluation of Standardized Sample Collection, Packaging, and Decontamination Procedures to Assess Cross-Contamination Potential during Bacillus anthracis Incident Response Operations

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Spore recovery data during sample packaging decontamination tests. This dataset is associated with the following publication: Calfee, W., J. Tufts, K. Meyer, K. McConkey, L. Mickelsen, L. Rose, C. Dowell, L. Delaney, A. Weber, S. Morse, J. Chaitram, and M. Gray. Evaluation of standardized sample collection, packaging, and decontamination procedures to assess cross-contamination potential during Bacillus anthracis incident response operations. JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE. Taylor & Francis, Inc., Philadelphia, PA, USA, 13(12): 12, (2016).

Data for journal article Inactivation of Bacillus anthracis and Bacillus atrophaeus Spores on Surfaces with Ultraviolet Light Produced Via Either Light Emitting Diodes or a Low-Pressure Mercury Vapor Lamp

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The spreadsheets contain the colony forming unit data for every experiment, for every test and positive control coupon replicate. This dataset is associated with the following publication: Wood, J., J. Archer, M. Calfee, S. Serre, R. Mickelsen, A. Mikelonis, L. Oudejans, M. Hu, S. Hurst, and V.K. Rastogi. Inactivation of Bacillus anthracis and Bacillus atrophaeus Spores on Surfaces with Ultraviolet Light Produced Via Either Light Emitting Diodes or a Low-Pressure Mercury Vapor Lamp. JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY. Blackwell Publishing, Malden, MA, USA, 13, (2020).

2019 Manuscript Data

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Formaldehyde air concentration data and decontamination efficacy data from controlled laboratory studies. This dataset is associated with the following publications: Choi, Y., M. Sunderman, M. McCauley, Z. Willenberg, J. Wood, S. Serre, L. Mickelsen, S. Willison, R. Rupert, J. Muniz-Ortiz, S. Casey, and W. Calfee. Formaldehyde Vapor Characteristics in Varied Decontamination Environments. Applied Biosafety. SAGE Publications, THOUSAND OAKS, CA, USA, 25(2): 24, (2020). Choi, Y., M. Sunderman, M. McCauley, W. Richter, Z. Willenberg, J. Wood, S. Serre, L. Mickelsen, S. Willison, R. Rupert, J. Muniz-Ortiz, S. Casey, and W. Calfee. Decontamination of Bacillus Spores with Formaldehyde Vapor under Varied Environmental Conditions. JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY. Blackwell Publishing, Malden, MA, USA, 25(2): 14, (2020).

2019 Manuscript Data

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Formaldehyde air concentration data and decontamination efficacy data from controlled laboratory studies. This dataset is associated with the following publications: Choi, Y., M. Sunderman, M. McCauley, Z. Willenberg, J. Wood, S. Serre, L. Mickelsen, S. Willison, R. Rupert, J. Muniz-Ortiz, S. Casey, and W. Calfee. Formaldehyde Vapor Characteristics in Varied Decontamination Environments. Applied Biosafety. SAGE Publications, THOUSAND OAKS, CA, USA, 25(2): 24, (2020). Choi, Y., M. Sunderman, M. McCauley, W. Richter, Z. Willenberg, J. Wood, S. Serre, L. Mickelsen, S. Willison, R. Rupert, J. Muniz-Ortiz, S. Casey, and W. Calfee. Decontamination of Bacillus Spores with Formaldehyde Vapor under Varied Environmental Conditions. JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY. Blackwell Publishing, Malden, MA, USA, 25(2): 14, (2020).

Processing Difficult B. anthracis Sample Matrices 6-2022 Manuscript Submission Dataset

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Dataset for bench-scale project evaluating methods to improve detection and sensitivity of Bacillus anthracis detection in 'difficult' sample matrices (i.e., soil, wet vacuum, stormwater runoff). This dataset is associated with the following publication: Nelson, S., K. Hofacre, S. Shah, E. Silvestri, V. Gallardo, A. Mikelonis, R. James, and M. Calfee. Evaluation of Sample Processing Methods to Improve Detection of Bacillus anthracis in Difficult Sample Matrices. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT. Springer, New York, NY, USA, 194(10): 789, (2022).

Inactivation Data.xlsx

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The data set is a spreadsheet that contains results of inactivation experiments that were conducted to to determine the effectiveness of chlorine in inactivating B. anthracis spore surrogates in wash waters similar to waters that would be generated during building decontamination activities. This dataset is associated with the following publication: Gallardo, V., D. Schupp, J. Heckman, R. Krishnan, and E. Rice. Inactivation of Bacillus Spores in Wash Waters Using Dilute Chlorine Bleach Solutions at Different Temperatures and pH Levels. WATER ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH. Water Environment Federation, Alexandria, VA, USA, 1-36, (2017).