TABLE 1.

Overview of experimental variables. Column headings indicate category of variables, row entries indicate the variables included for each category. Environmental conditions were not controlled during testing.

Organisms	Soil types	Decontaminants	Pre-spike (dwell) times (min)	Post-spike contact times (min)
Burkholderia pseudomallei K96243	Sand	Peroxygen (Virkon-S)	0, 15, 30, 60	10, 60
Yersinia pestis CO92	Clay	Sodium persulfate (Klozur One)
Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus	Loam	Dilute hypochlorite (dilute bleach)