Abstract #302246

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JSM 2003 Abstract #302246
Activity Number: 239
Type: Contributed
Date/Time: Tuesday, August 5, 2003 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
Sponsor: Section on Statistics & the Environment
Abstract - #302246
Title: Review of Airflow and Contaminant Transport Models
Author(s): Joe Fred Gonzalez, Jr.*+ and Myron J. Katzoff and Abera Wouhib
Companies: NCHS and National Center for Health Statistics and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Address: 10318 Floral Dr., Adelphi, MD, 20783-1222,
Keywords: bio-aerosols ; deposition ; multizone airflow
Abstract:

In light of recent intentional releases of the biological agent anthrax in buildings, it is extremely important to describe the dispersal of such an agent. It is necessary to characterize this dispersion in order to detect it, to estimate the level of exposure, and to efficiently decontaminate the attacked buildings. A review of several airflow and pollutant models will be discussed in this paper. The ultimate goal of this research is to arrive at efficient single and multistage sampling plans assuming the different dispersion models. In addition, the sampling plans will be applied to a variety of building structures.

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