Strategies for effective improvements to the BioWatch system : proceedings of a workshop / Joe Alper, rapporteur ; Planning Committee for a Workshop on Strategies for Effective Biological Detection Systems, Board on Life Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine.

"BioWatch is the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) system for detecting an aerosolized biological attack using collectors that are positioned strategically across the country to continuously monitor the air for biological threats. As currently deployed, BioWatch collectors draw air through f...

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Corporate Authors:	Strategies for Effective Biological Detection Systems (Workshop) Washington, D.C.) National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Planning Committee for a Workshop on Strategies for Effective Biological Detection Systems (Issuing body) National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Board on Life Sciences (Issuing body) National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Division on Earth and Life Studies (Issuing body)
Other Authors:	Alper, Joe (rapporteur.)
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : The National Academies Press, [2018]
Subjects:	BioWatch Program (U.S.) > Evaluation > Congresses. BioWatch Program (U.S.) Pathogenic microorganisms > Detection > Technological innovations > United States > Congresses. Terrorist threat warning systems > United States > Congresses. Air sampling apparatus > Technological innovations > United States > Congresses. Bioterrorism > United States > Prevention > Congresses. Bioterrorism > prevention & control. Biohazard Release > prevention & control. Biosurveillance. Biological Warfare Agents. Bioterrorism. United States. Bioterrorism > Prevention. Conference papers and proceedings.
Genre:	Congresses. Conference papers and proceedings.
Physical Description:	xvi, 205 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
Format:	Conference Proceeding Book

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