Fact Sheets Collection
Short documents with information about a particular issue or topic.
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African Swine Fever Fact Sheet
African Swine Fever (ASF) is a high-threat foreign animal disease that is highly transmissible and results in up to 100% mortality in swine.
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Decontamination of N95 Respirators with Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide (VHP)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has provided guidance for decontamination and reuse of FFRs where shortages exist, and vaporous hydrogen peroxide (VHP) is one of their recommended decontamination methods.
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Morphix Wearable Smart Chemical Sensor: Small, Rugged Monitor Warns First Responders of Toxic Exposure
DHS S&T is working with Morphix Technologies to develop a simple, inexpensive, wearable smart chemical sensor badge that has high sensitivity and selectivity to multiple toxic industrial chemicals at trace (low parts per million or ppm) concentrations, and that triggers alarms at permissible exposure limits, short-term exposure limits and time weighted average concentrations.
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SARS-CoV-2 Surface Contamination is Rapidly Inactivated at High Temperature (130°F/ 54°C)
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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Predicting the Decay of SARS-CoV-2 In Airborne Particles Factsheet
DHS S&T performed laboratory studies to estimate the stability of SARS-CoV-2 in airborne particles representative of respiratory particles produced during breathing, talking or coughing.
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Operational Field Assessment Fact Sheet
DHS S&T works closely with the nation’s emergency response community to identify and prioritize mission capability gaps and to facilitate the rapid development of critical solutions to address responders’ everyday technology needs. These technology prototypes are operationally field tested by S&T’s National Urban Security Technology Laboratory (NUSTL).
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SARS-CoV-2 Indoor Environmental Stability Predictive Model Fact Sheet
The current model shows the effects of temperature and relative humidity on the virus while suspended in respiratory droplets, on surfaces.
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PANTHR COVID-19 Fact Sheet
Science &Technology Directorate (S&T) is rapidly publishing high-confidence guidance on COVID-19 to include applied-science studies and risk assessments on the virus.
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Single Automated Business Exchange for Reporting Factsheet
The Single Automated Business Exchange for Reporting (SABER) is a tool that allows organizations to share real-time business status information directly with response and recovery agencies like the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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Web-Based Hurricane Evacuation System (HURREVAC) Fact Sheet
Web-Based Hurricane Evacuation System (HURREVAC) Fact Sheet