Mail Sanitization in the United States

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See Also

Anthrax, Terrorist Use as a Biological Weapon Bioterrorism, Protective Measures

Decontamination Methods

Postal Security

Postal Service (USPS), United States

Radiation, Biological Damage

September 11 Terrorist Attacks on the United States

Anthrax; Biological weapons, genetic identification; Decontamination methods; Toxicological analysis; Toxicology; Toxins.

Further Reading (Articles)

Postal Service Seeks Sanitization, AP Online; October 26, 2001; JUSTIN POPE, AP Business Writer

BASF’s Aseptrol S10 – Tab Receives EPA Approval for H1N1 Sanitization Label., AIDS Weekly; December 28, 2009

BASF’s Aseptrol[R] S10 – Tab Receives EPA Approval for H1N1 Sanitization Label., AIDS Weekly; December 28, 2009

Contract Notice: Texas Facilities Commission Issues Request for Proposals for Bottle Rental, Sanitization and Maintenance Services, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; August 17, 2011

Sufficient sanitization, disinfection levels and wet sterile packages. (CS Questions/CS Answers)., Healthcare Purchasing News; August 1, 2002; Taurasi, Ray

Is safe mail worth the price? (Policy forum: public health).(bioterrorism), Science; February 22, 2002; Florig, H. Keith

Mail Service Gets Closer To Normal; Postal Service Lists Changes in District, The Washington Post; November 30, 2001; Neely Tucker

D.C. Mail Will Be Sanitized Via Ohio, The Washington Times (Washington, DC); October 30, 2001; Stefanova, Kristina

All mail bound for D.C. first stops in N.J. town to be sterilized., The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA); July 26, 2002

All mail bound for D.C. first stops in N.J. town to be sterilized.(Knight Ridder Newspapers), Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; August 5, 2002; Wagman, Jake

Postal Service Promises Mail Delivery, AP Online; October 22, 2001; RANDOLPH E. SCHMID, Associated Press Writer

A Recipe for Safe Mail; Letters to U.S. Government Are Culled, Wrapped, Baked, The Washington Post; January 30, 2002; Steve Twomey

Logan, N.J., Facility Ensures Security of Mail Bound for U.S. Government., The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA); July 29, 2002

Officials: All federal mail being decontaminated, Telegraph – Herald (Dubuque); December 8, 2001; ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mail sterilization ‘enhances’ gems. (Gem Notes).(Brief Article), Jewelers Circular Keystone; February 1, 2002; Roskin, Gary

Other People’s Mail, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs; January 1, 2004

The danger of unsanitized hard drives., Info-Tech Advisor Newsletter; February 19, 2003

GIA issues trade warning about anti-anthrax system: a GIA research team studied the effects on gemstones of an irradiation system installed by the U.S. Postal Service. No residual radiation in any of the gemstones was detected. Nonetheless, all of the gem materials other than diamonds showed a dramatic change in color.(Gemological Institute of America)(Brief Article), Israel Diamonds; December 1, 2001

Post Office Boosts Anthrax Reward, AP Online; November 7, 2001; RANDOLPH E. SCHMID, Associated Press Writer

Surface Water Pollution Monitoring or Control Services, Mena Report; September 11, 2013