Louisiana Post Office Gets Anthrax Detector

A postal facility in Lafayette, La., is the latest site to receive a system for detecting anthrax, KATC reported today (see GSN, June 29). 

A Biohazard Detection System has arrived at the Lafayette Central Post Office, which processes 300,000 pieces of mail a day. The system is capable of detecting anthrax in just two hours, according to Postmaster Troy Southerland.

The system is positioned in a secure location in the facility and uses sterile water and dust to detect anthrax (KATC, July 5).

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