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    • Outdoor Sampling Paper Data Set

    Metadata Updated: January 30, 2026

    This data set presents surface sampling data and weather information for Bacillus atrophaeus spores, a surrogate for B. anthracis, from a 210-day outdoor study that evaluated the detection and recovery of spores using five different sampling methods: sponge sticks, 37 mm vacuum filter cassettes, residential wet vacuums, robotic floor cleaners, and grab samples of soil, leaves, and grass.

    This dataset is associated with the following publication: Mikelonis, A., A. Abdel-Hady, D. Aslett, K. Ratliff, A. Touati, J. Archer, S. Serre, L. Mickelsen, S. Taft, and W. Calfee. Comparison of surface sampling methods for an extended duration outdoor biological contamination study. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT. Springer, New York, NY, USA, 192(455): 13, (2020).

    Access & Use Information

    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: See this page for license information.

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    References

    https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-020-08434-8

    Dates

    Metadata Created Date January 30, 2026
    Metadata Updated Date January 30, 2026

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from EPA Non Geo Repository

    Other Data Resources

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date January 30, 2026
    Metadata Updated Date January 30, 2026
    Publisher U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD)
    Maintainer
    Identifier https://doi.org/10.23719/1518424
    Data Last Modified 2020-03-10
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 020:00
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    Metadata Catalog ID https://edg.epa.gov/data.json
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Harvest Object Id 16c68cf1-6c0f-47cd-8456-66741f90da97
    Harvest Source Id 9c1c2b5b-7925-4ca2-a663-ca2131653db1
    Harvest Source Title EPA Non Geo Repository
    License https://pasteur.epa.gov/license/sciencehub-license.html
    Program Code 020:060
    Publisher Hierarchy U.S. Government > U.S. Environmental Protection Agency > U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD)
    Related Documents https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-020-08434-8
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 45e3e6df65fed4e8cbe59fc49e3be0f3afb1c6ed9070999e2b732c86d800dac7
    Source Schema Version 1.1

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