00000cab a22000003a 4500 UP-99796217609195659 Buklod 20231007234041.0 m |o d | ta 100309s xx d | ||r ||||| || DENGII eng Lester, E.D. A second-generation anthrax "smoke detector". pp. 130-135 We have demonstrated quantification of aerosolized bacterial spores with a response time of 10 minutes, a sensitivity of 50 spores per liter of air, and a dynamic range of 4 orders of magnitude using a bioaerosol sampler, thermal spore lysis, and a lifetime-gated fluorimeter. This technology is amenable to complete automation and enables long-term, unattended monitoring for airborne bacterial spores. The anthrax spore detector (ASD) technology is envisioned to serve as a front-end monitor that promises tremendous reduction in operating costs for anthrax monitoring at the U.S. Postal Service. U.S. Postal Service. Aerosolized bacterial spores. Airborne bacterial spores. Anthrax monitoring. Anthrax spore detector. Bioaerosol sampler. Dynamic range. Front-end monitor. Lifetime-gated fluorimeter. Response time. Sensitivity. Unattended monitoring. IEEE Engineering in medicine and biology magazine 23, 1 (2004). FO UPD DENG-II Article