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U.S. Response I: Researchers Monitor Air Over Olympics for Bioterrorism Researchers from the Los Alamos and Lawrence Livermore national laboratories are monitoring the air at the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City for signs of a bioterrorism attack, the Associated Press reported today (see GSN, Feb. 6). The researchers are using the Biological Aerosol Sentry and Information System (BASIS) to monitor the air, according to the AP. They draw air through filters to capture samples from around Salt Lake City and analyze the samples several times a day to search for signs of biological agents. The system began operating in Salt Lake City two weeks before the start of the Olympics and will remain for an additional week once the games are finished, according to the AP. So far, monitors have detected no suspicious signs, said Los Alamos project manager Wiley Davidson. “I can’t give you exact agents, but we haven’t detected any of the ones we’re looking for,” Davidson said. “To the best of my knowledge, the people have been safely and cleanly operating” (Angela Turner, Associated Press, Feb. 21).
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