NEW PRODUCT KILLS ANTHRAX

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[Fred25]

NEW PRODUCT KILLS ANTHRAX

QUOTE FROM SANDIA LAB (US DEPT. OF ENERGY) PRESS RELEASE....

"It has performed superbly for all the agents we have tested it against," Tadros says.

More tests planned for April will pit the foam against real anthrax and other bacterial spores.

"If you can kill spores, you can kill germinating bacteria and you can deactivate viruses," says foam co-developer Mark Tucker of Sandia. "Spores are the most difficult."

The foam -- a cocktail of ordinary substances found in common household products -- neutralizes chemical agents in much the same way a detergent lifts away an oily spot from a stained shirt. Its surfactants (like those in hair conditioner) and mild oxidizing substances (like those in toothpaste) begin to chemically digest the chemical agent, seeking out the phosphate or sulfide bonds holding the molecules together and chopping the molecules into nontoxic pieces.

ANTI-ANTHRAX FOAM – MODEC, INC.

ANTI-ANTHRAX FOAM – MODEC, INC.

ANTI-ANTHRAX FOAM – MODEC, INC.

SANDIA LAB PR RELEASE

ENVIRO-FOAM (CLICK ON “DECON”)

ENVIRO-FOAM PERSONAL SPRAY UNIT

PIDS

The PIDS (Personal Incident Decontamination Sprayer) is a ready-to-use decon application sprayer designed for individual use by one or two people in emergency response situations.

The PIDS application sprayer draws EasyDECON 50/50 components from dual 11-oz. polyethylene bottles. Ideal for use in close quarters such as medevac helicopters, ambulances, laboratories, and in any other emergency situation where personal decontamination is needed quickly with minimal disruption of operations.

[Fred25]

Yeah, bleach is more caustic than hydrogen peroxide. I’m going to try the peroxide on some of my old clothes and see if it harms them.

[Fred25]

Huh?? You're dating my ex-wife?

[snopercod]

Re chlorox killing Anthrax spores:

As I understand it, the trick is to get the spores to germinate first, so the resulting bacteria can then be killed by the chlorine. I could be wrong. More on this thread:

Could irradiation kill anthrax? [yes!]

[snopercod]

I just stumbled across this thread. I printed out the info on the products and will take copies down to our local HAZMAT guys.

You might be interested in the link in post#43, too. There are some recipes for a similar decontaminant in there.

[Fred25]

Thanks for the info. I think all of us need to be sure that our local government emergency agencies have as much of this type of information as possible. Let’s don’t assume that the local city and county people know more about the bio-war poisons than we do. A very good thing about the commercial Sandia product is that it is designed to kill many bio-hazards and suppress some of the non-bio chemical poisons as well. This might be a good opportunity for conservatives to make favorable contacts with our local governments and emergency personnel.