Volatile organic compounds produced during irradiation of mail.
@article{Smith2003VolatileOC,
title={Volatile organic compounds produced during irradiation of mail.},
author={P. A. Smith and M. V. Sheely and Shelly J Hakspiel and S. Miller},
journal={AIHA journal : a journal for the science of occupational and environmental health and safety},
year={2003},
volume={64 2},
pages={
189-95
}
}In 2001, Bacillus anthracis spores were delivered through the United States postal system in a series of bioterrorist acts. Controls proposed for this threat included sanitization with high-energy electrons. Solid phase microextraction was used with gas chromatography/mass spectrometry for field sampling and analysis of volatile compounds apparently produced from polymeric materials such as cellulose and plastics, immediately following processing of mail at a commercial irradiation facility… CONTINUE READING
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