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    Environmental Sampling

    Surface sampling procedures for Bacillus anthracis spores from smooth, non-porous surfaces

    Guidance on packaging and shipping vacuum socks used for the collection of Bacillus anthracis samples [PDF – 470.40KB]

    NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation Report: NIOSH Evaluation of Air Sampling Methodologies for Bacillus anthracis in a United States Postal Service Processing and Distribution Center [PDF – 461.08KB]

    Recovery efficiency and limit of detection of aerosolized Bacillus anthracis Sterne from environmental surface samples.
    Appl Environ Microbiol 2009; 75(13):4297–4306

    Last Reviewed: September 25, 2013
    Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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