Immediate Biodecon System

Surfaces of military vehicles and equipment that are contaminated with biological warfare (BW) agents must be rapidly decontaminated to maintain operational tempo. Unfortunately, all of the current biodecontamination technologies have significant disadvantages, such as limited storage stability, or require hazardous materials that cannot be readily transported. A biodecon system should also effectively decontaminate chemical warfare (CW) agents TDA Research, Inc. (TDA) proposes to develop an effective and readily transportable system for immediate biodecon of contaminated surfaces. Tests have already proven that TDA’s system is effective against CW agents, and work in this project will adapt it to decontaminate biological threats as well. TDA’s system uses materials that are stable on storage and produces no hazardous residue. In Phase I TDA will conduct tests with surrogates for BW agents to demonstrate the feasibility of the system, and will conduct an engineering analysis to estimate its size and cost in production.