Field Evaluation of Whole Airliner Decontamination Technologies – Wide-Body Aircraft with Dual-Use Application for Railcars

Gale, William F; Gale, Hyacinth S; Watson, Jean; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute; Air Transportation Center of Excellence for Airliner Cabin Environment Research. Auburn University, AL

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Field Evaluation of Whole Airliner Decontamination Technologies – Wide-Body Aircraft with Dual-Use Application for Railcars

2008-02-01
By Gale, William F ; Gale, Hyacinth S ; Watson, Jean

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Gale, William F ; Gale, Hyacinth S ; Watson, Jean

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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute ; Air Transportation Center of Excellence for Airliner Cabin Environment Research. Auburn University, AL

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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Office of Aerospace Medicine
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Efficacy Field Studies Hydrogen Peroxide Process Control Railroad Cars Technology Assessment Technology Evaluation Temperature Temperature Control (Structures) Thermal Decontamination Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide Wide Body Aircraft
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DOT/FAA/AM-08/4
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The outcome of a field evaluation of decontamination of a wide-body aircraft using AeroClave's thermal decontamination system both as a stand-alone technology and as a means of delivering STERIS vaporized hydrogen peroxide (VHP®)* is discussed. The report is submitted in the context of a decontamination technology selection exercise, laboratory work conducted on the efficacy of thermal decontamination, and as a follow-on to a field evaluation performed previously on a McDonnell Douglas DC–9 aircraft. The thermal decontamination system appears to be capable of reproducing temperatures needed for an efficacious antiviral process. However, work will be required to improve the temperature control and humidity levels attainable. The thermal decontamination + VHP add-in combination was found to be sporicidal at numerous locations within the cabin. The impact of issues relating to the failure to deactivate Biological Indicators (BIs) in certain locations with limited peroxide penetration, condensation of peroxide within the cabin, and more generally, issues related to the presence of residual peroxide in the cabin after aeration need to be addressed. Serious weather-related disruptions and a limited budget, coupled with a tight schedule, precluded these concerns being addressed on this occasion. Overall, the field evaluation of both the stand-alone thermal decontamination system and the VHP add-in can be described as successful. VHP is a registered trademark of the STERIS Corporation, Mentor, OH.
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