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Text Box: Overview The Bio-response Operational Testing and Evaluation (BOTE) Project is an interagency program designed to conduct and evaluate field-level facility biological remediation studies of various decontamination technologies and to exercise biological incident response from health/law enforcement response through environmental response (remediation). This project is directed toward the intentional release of a biological compound, such as Bacillus anthracis, and will be using a surrogate organism originally named Bacillus atrophaeus subspecies globigii. The project is divided into

Text Box: two phases: Phase I: Three levels of decontamination methods, showing effectiveness against Bacillus anthracis spores in laboratory and/or field use tested under field-relevant conditions. Decontamination Methods: Amended Bleach –off-the-shelf technology (a mixture of household bleach and vinegar) Chlorine Dioxide (ClO2) –less availability, requires lead-time planning

Text Box: and handling expertise Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2) –requires significant lead-time planning and handling expertise Phase II: Interagency response to a covert B. anthracis spore release in a facility will be conducted. Activities include response from law enforcement, public health response, decontamination and facility release. The goal of the BOTE project is to address site remediation after the intentional release of Bacillus spores within a facility in an operational setting, drawing upon the advances in both the general sampling and decontamination areas over the past several years. Objectives/Deliverables The objective is to

Text Box: Bio-Response Operational Testing & Evaluation (BOTE) Program Overview

certain that your friendly, neighborhood WARRP Transition Manager knows of the transition. We need to be able to track and report on all products in transition. The transition team does not want to slow anyone down we are definitely depending on everyone’s help, but we do need to know how you are mapping into the transition process. We need to know the life span for your transition to enable accurate tracking and reporting.

The challenge is “transition, transition, transition!!” There still is opportunity for you to receive “the first official WARRP

Transition” award!!

-Doug Hardy, WARRP Transition Manager