The U.S. Postal Service has conducted a third successful test of equipment to clean the anthrax-contaminated Brentwood Road postal facility in Washington, officials said Saturday (see GSN, Sept. 30).

The Postal Service conducted a 24-hour test of the “scrubbing” equipment that neutralizes the chlorine dioxide gas used to decontaminate the Brentwood facility.  Air sensors detected no leaks during the scrubbing process, officials said.  A bus equipped to detect trace amounts of chlorine dioxide gas reported some gas, but at safe levels, the officials said, adding that they hoped the latest test would clear the way for them to treat the entire building (Washington Post, Oct. 6).

For further information, see:

GSN Anthrax Attack Chronology (Dec. 12, 2001)

Journal of the American Medical Association Background on Anthrax

CDC Frequently Asked Questions About Anthrax

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