ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- Response from medical and emergency personnel during the recent Boston Marathon attacks has been heralded as one of the best because of the planning and practice of ...

Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD – Researchers at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center ...

PERHAPS sparked by the devastating natural disasters and terrorist attacks the nation has experienced in the recent past, a renewed emphasis has been placed on ensuring that decontamination procedures ...

The main purpose of decontamination at a hazardous materials emergency is to limit the spread of contaminants from the release area, or "hot zone," to include the cleaning of responders and their ...

On March 14, Kevin Hommema, an aerosol scientist at Battelle, a Columbus, Ohio-based research and development nonprofit, sent an email to his boss with a new idea: What if Battelle repurposed an older ...

Nearly 15 years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, air radiation doses have dropped significantly in Fukushima Prefecture, with most of the land showing levels below the required decontamination.

Certain methods of decontaminating medical face masks for repeated use during the COVID-19 pandemic appear to damage the masks' integrity and protective function, according to new research. Certain ...

WORKING TO MAKE THIS CHANGE FOR MONTHS. MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND IS IN FULL SWING AT FOLSOM LAKE. FOR EVERY BOAT ON THE WATER, THERE WAS A 30 DAY QUARANTINE TO GET THERE. THAT PART OF AN EFFORT TO PREVENT ...