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Anthrax: U.S. Postal Service Installs New Detection System at Baltimore Facility The U.S. Postal Service has installed a new anthrax detection system at its Baltimore mail processing center, the Baltimore Sun reported yesterday (see GSN, July 14). The system, which is currently being tested at postal facilities in 15 cities, works by testing the air surrounding mail-handling equipment for anthrax spores. If spores are detected, the system automatically sends an e-mail to designated officials who then will use fire alarms to alert workers, according to the Sun. The postal service has entered into a $175 million contract with Northrop Grumman to install the new detection system in all 283 U.S. mail processing centers next year (Scott Shane, Baltimore Sun, July 23).
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