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Sampling for biological agents in the environment / edited by Peter Emanuel, Jason W. Roos, Kakoli Niyogi. - Washington, D.C. : ASM Press, c2008. - xvii, 294 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Missteps and mistakes: lessons learned from real-world incidents / Peter Emanuel -- Getting started: planning the sample mission / Mark Durno, Myles Bartos, and Jack Kelly -- Sampling teams / Daniel Martin and Anthony Intrepido -- The role of sampling in the phases of a biological event: fact and fiction in an airport scenario / Matt Gillen -- Surface sampling / Anne Busher, Judith Noble-Wang, and Laura Rose -- Indoor and outdoor air sampling / Kristin Omberg and Linda Stetzenbach -- Environmental samples as evidence: labeling and documentation at a crime scene / Steven Drielak -- Sample packaging and transport: biosafety from cradle to grave / Nick Cirino and David Cook -- Laboratory resources / Jason W. Roos and Christina Egan -- Environmental sampling today: advances since the 2001 anthrax attacks / Dorothy Canter.

ISBN: 9781555814502 (hardcover) 1555814506 (hardcover)

Publisher. No.: International Book Service

LCCN: 2007030721

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 101312703 DNLM

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Biological monitoring.
Biological weapons.
Environmental sampling.
Biological Warfare--prevention & control.
Bacteria--isolation & purification.
Environmental Exposure--prevention & control.
Specimen Handling--methods.

LC Class. No.: RA1223.B54 / S26 2008

Dewey Class. No.: 363.325 EMA

National Library of Medicine Call No.: 2008 C-405 QW 300 / S192 2008