TABLE 5.

Decontamination efficacy results for tests with B. anthracis strains Ames, NNR1Δ1, and Sterne on four materials

Test no.	Target parameter value		Material	Decontamination efficacy (mean ± 95% CI of log reduction)a
	Concn (mg/liter)/contact time (h)	Temp (°C)/RH (%)		Ames	NNR1Δ1	Sterne
9	212/36	27/75	Glass	≥7.74 ± 0.10	2.79 ± 0.68	≥7.53 ± 0.23
			Ceiling tile	≥7.07 ± 0.08	≥6.48 ± 0.30	≥7.06 ± 0.06
			Carpet	≥8.04 ± 0.03	≥7.91 ± 0.08	7.11 ± 0.81
			Bare pine wood	≥6.92 ± 0.08	5.26 ± 1.51	6.50 ± 0.60
10	300/48	22/45	Glass	3.11 ± 0.38	0.62 ± 0.06	6.72 ± 0.73
			Ceiling tile	≥7.23 ± 0.04	6.29 ± 1.40	≥7.13 ± 0.07
			Carpet	4.60 ± 0.89	1.65 ± 0.24	7.32 ± 1.07
			Bare pine wood	2.95 ± 0.42	3.13 ± 0.52	4.14 ± 1.65
11	212/60	22/45	Glass	3.90 ± 0.27	0.87 ± 0.11	5.01 ± 1.31
			Ceiling tile	≥7.16 ± 0.06	5.33 ± 1.14	6.75 ± 0.72
			Carpet	3.41 ± 0.47	1.30 ± 0.13	5.25 ± 1.40
			Bare pine wood	3.03 ± 0.52	3.48 ± 0.48	3.35 ± 0.59
12	212/24	32/75	Glass	≥7.61 ± 0.07	1.73 ± 0.19	≥6.89 ± 0.09
			Ceiling tile	≥7.04 ± 0.05	≥6.64 ± 0.07	≥7.07 ± 0.10
			Carpet	≥7.91 ± 0.06	7.25 ± 0.91	≥7.79 ± 0.06
			Bare pine wood	≥6.89 ± 0.10	3.69 ± 0.40	≥6.84 ± 0.12
13	212/48	32/45	Glass	2.28 ± 0.61	0.60 ± 0.11	3.40 ± 0.34
			Ceiling tile	3.93 ± 0.54	2.67 ± 0.36	4.13 ± 0.38
			Carpet	4.65 ± 0.52	1.63 ± 0.16	7.09 ± 0.88
			Bare pine wood	2.47 ± 0.53	2.06 ± 0.29	3.95 ± 0.59
14	300/24	22/75	Glass	≥7.62 ± 0.07	1.03 ± 0.13	2.57 ± 0.30
			Ceiling tile	6.72 ± 1.12	1.36 ± 0.24	1.61 ± 0.25
			Carpet	≥8.02 ± 0.03	0.75 ± 0.17	2.10 ± 0.30
			Bare pine wood	≥7.04 ± 0.09	1.63 ± 0.28	1.72 ± 0.25
15	300/60	22/45	Glass	3.25 ± 0.37	0.87 ± 0.19	≥6.98 ± 0.18
			Ceiling tile	5.36 ± 1.50	5.87 ± 0.93	4.79 ± 1.32
			Carpet	5.30 ± 0.59	1.85 ± 0.33	7.27 ± 0.81
			Bare pine wood	2.38 ± 0.53	3.60 ± 0.33	3.67 ± 0.34
16	212/60	32/45	Glass	3.03 ± 0.59	0.48 ± 0.22	4.21 ± 1.78
			Ceiling tile	4.36 ± 1.31	2.53 ± 0.43	4.63 ± 1.26
			Carpet	5.29 ± 0.71	2.14 ± 0.42	≥7.80 ± 0.04
			Bare pine wood	2.40 ± 0.68	2.24 ± 0.30	4.15 ± 1.43
17	300/18	27/75	Glass	7.58 ± 0.60	2.68 ± 0.53	4.41 ± 0.32
			Ceiling tile	6.29 ± 1.12	2.33 ± 0.45	2.40 ± 0.37
			Carpet	≥8.11 ± 0.04	1.74 ± 0.21	4.38 ± 1.09
			Bare pine wood	≥6.92 ± 0.06	2.30 ± 0.48	3.04 ± 0.58
18	300/60	27/45	Glass	3.01 ± 0.38	0.73 ± 0.08	5.88 ± 0.80
			Ceiling tile	4.36 ± 0.75	3.38 ± 0.33	3.60 ± 0.33
			Carpet	5.28 ± 0.62	1.73 ± 0.14	7.33 ± 0.84
			Bare pine wood	2.71 ± 0.44	2.88 ± 0.42	3.67 ± 1.04
19	212/72	32/45	Glass	2.72 ± 0.31	0.80 ± 0.12	6.10 ± 1.14
			Ceiling tile	5.20 ± 1.65	3.46 ± 0.50	5.27 ± 1.45
			Carpet	6.02 ± 1.13	1.67 ± 0.40	≥7.88 ± 0.05
			Bare pine wood	2.21 ± 0.16	1.98 ± 0.63	3.41 ± 0.64
20	300/60	32/45	Glass	2.84 ± 0.37	0.44 ± 0.14	3.95 ± 0.58
			Ceiling tile	3.60 ± 0.41	3.19 ± 0.43	4.02 ± 0.47
			Carpet	5.82 ± 1.15	1.89 ± 0.42	7.45 ± 0.60
			Bare pine wood	2.27 ± 0.42	2.96 ± 0.34	3.01 ± 0.31

^aResults reported with greater than or equal to signs indicate complete inactivation.