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Title: Developing health-based pre-planning clearance goals for airport remediation following chemical terrorist attack: Introduction and key assessment considerations

Abstract

In the event of a chemical terrorist attack on a transportation hub, post-event remediation and restoration activities necessary to attain unrestricted facility re-use and re-entry could require hours to multiple days. While restoration timeframes are dependent on numerous variables, a primary controlling factor is the level of pre-planning and decision-making completed prior to chemical terrorist release. What follows is the first of a two-part analysis identifying key considerations, critical information, and decision criteria to facilitate post-attack and post-decontamination consequence management activities. A conceptual site model and human health-based exposure guidelines are developed and reported as an aid to site-specific pre-planning in the current absence of U.S. state or Federal values designated as compound-specific remediation or re-entry concentrations, and to safely expedite facility recovery to full operational status. Chemicals of concern include chemical warfare nerve and vesicant agents and the toxic industrial compounds phosgene, hydrogen cyanide, and cyanogen chloride. This work has been performed as a national case study conducted in partnership with the Los Angeles International Airport and The Bradley International Terminal. All recommended guidelines have been selected for consistency with airport scenario release parameters of a one-time, short-duration, finite airborne release from a single source followed by compound-specific decontamination.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4];  [5];  [6]
  1. ORNL
  2. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
  3. University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK)
  4. U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine
  5. ENVIRON International Corporation
  6. Johnson Wright, Inc.
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
Work for Others (WFO)
OSTI Identifier:
1004952
DOE Contract Number:  
DE-AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Human and Ecological Risk Assessment
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 17; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 1080--7039
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE; 99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE; AIRPORTS; CHEMICAL WARFARE; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; CLEARANCE; CYANOGEN; DECISION MAKING; DECONTAMINATION; HYDROCYANIC ACID; LOS ANGELES; MANAGEMENT; PHOSGENE; RECOMMENDATIONS; SABOTAGE; chemical warfare agents; CWA; TIC; terrorism; clearance guidelines; airport

Citation Formats

Watson, Annetta Paule, Raber, Ellen, Dolislager, Frederick, Hauschild, Veronique, Hall, Dr. Linda, and Love, Dr. Adam. Developing health-based pre-planning clearance goals for airport remediation following chemical terrorist attack: Introduction and key assessment considerations. United States: N. p., 2011. Web. doi:10.1080/10807039.2010.534721.
Watson, Annetta Paule, Raber, Ellen, Dolislager, Frederick, Hauschild, Veronique, Hall, Dr. Linda, & Love, Dr. Adam. Developing health-based pre-planning clearance goals for airport remediation following chemical terrorist attack: Introduction and key assessment considerations. United States. https://doi.org/10.1080/10807039.2010.534721
Watson, Annetta Paule, Raber, Ellen, Dolislager, Frederick, Hauschild, Veronique, Hall, Dr. Linda, and Love, Dr. Adam. 2011. "Developing health-based pre-planning clearance goals for airport remediation following chemical terrorist attack: Introduction and key assessment considerations". United States. https://doi.org/10.1080/10807039.2010.534721.
@article{osti_1004952,
title = {Developing health-based pre-planning clearance goals for airport remediation following chemical terrorist attack: Introduction and key assessment considerations},
author = {Watson, Annetta Paule and Raber, Ellen and Dolislager, Frederick and Hauschild, Veronique and Hall, Dr. Linda and Love, Dr. Adam},
abstractNote = {In the event of a chemical terrorist attack on a transportation hub, post-event remediation and restoration activities necessary to attain unrestricted facility re-use and re-entry could require hours to multiple days. While restoration timeframes are dependent on numerous variables, a primary controlling factor is the level of pre-planning and decision-making completed prior to chemical terrorist release. What follows is the first of a two-part analysis identifying key considerations, critical information, and decision criteria to facilitate post-attack and post-decontamination consequence management activities. A conceptual site model and human health-based exposure guidelines are developed and reported as an aid to site-specific pre-planning in the current absence of U.S. state or Federal values designated as compound-specific remediation or re-entry concentrations, and to safely expedite facility recovery to full operational status. Chemicals of concern include chemical warfare nerve and vesicant agents and the toxic industrial compounds phosgene, hydrogen cyanide, and cyanogen chloride. This work has been performed as a national case study conducted in partnership with the Los Angeles International Airport and The Bradley International Terminal. All recommended guidelines have been selected for consistency with airport scenario release parameters of a one-time, short-duration, finite airborne release from a single source followed by compound-specific decontamination.},
doi = {10.1080/10807039.2010.534721},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1004952}, journal = {Human and Ecological Risk Assessment},
issn = {1080--7039},
number = 1,
volume = 17,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2011},
month = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2011}
}