S&T’s NBAF Construction Wins Best Project Award
DHS S&T announced the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) won the “Best Project, Government/Public Building” award from Engineering News-Record (ENR) Midwest.
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DHS S&T announced the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) won the “Best Project, Government/Public Building” award from Engineering News-Record (ENR) Midwest.
DHS has completed the construction and commissioning of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) in Manhattan, Kansas.
S&T collaborated for four years with top scientists at the U.S. EPA and USCG to ensure first responders and USCG personnel are properly equipped and trained to respond to a variety of biohazard emergencies.
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Studies conducted by DHS S&T's National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center (NBACC) have demonstrated that high temperature (≥ 130°F) is detrimental to virus stability in saliva on nonporous surfaces.
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