Assessing Biohazards Lurking in the Air

FORT BELVOIR, VA, UNITED STATES

10.07.2021

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Defense Threat Reduction Agency's Chemical and Biological Technologies Department

Aerosolized pathogens can secretly lurk in the air without activating any of the human senses—they are tasteless, odorless, inaudible, and invisible to the human eye. Their surreptitious nature gives them the advantage of invading, transmitting, and infecting people days before any onset of symptoms. This has pushed the Department of Defense to think creatively on how to innovate and develop technology capable of providing early warning and detection of bioaerosol hazards. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s (DTRA) Chemical and Biological Technologies Department in its role as the Joint Science and Technology Office (JSTO) worked in partnership with the Army Research Office to fund Zeteo Tech Inc. through a Small Business Innovation Research Phase III award to create an instrument capable of detecting bioaerosol threats that can continuously monitor an indoor environment for anomalous bioaerosol activity and be run remotely.

• Date Taken: 10.07.2021
• Date Posted: 10.07.2021 10:08
• Category: Video Productions
• Video ID: 816808
• VIRIN: 211007-D-D0490-0001
• Filename: DOD_108614489
• Length: 00:01:11
• Location: FORT BELVOIR, VA, US