Open AccessBioWatch in a Box
Author(s) -
Mary T. McBride,
J Dzentis,
Ralph M. Meyer
Publication year - 2006
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/877789
Subject(s) - homeland security , trace (psycholinguistics) , warning system , medical emergency , emergency management , state (computer science) , emergency response , public health , air monitoring , environmental monitoring , computer security , environmental planning , business , environmental health , computer science , political science , environmental science , medicine , nursing , telecommunications , environmental engineering , terrorism , philosophy , linguistics , algorithm , law
BioWatch, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) environmental monitoring program, has been successfully operating in many of the nation's urban centers since early 2003. This early warning environmental monitoring system can detect trace amounts of biological materials in the air, and has been used to provide information to assist public health experts determine whether detected materials are due to an intentional release (bioterrorism incident) or due to minute quantities that occur naturally in the environment. BioWatch information enables federal, state, and local officials to more quickly determine appropriate emergency response, medical care and consequence management
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