ESAM Collaborative Analytical Methods and Protocols for Biotoxins
EPA's Homeland Security Research Program (HSRP) has worked with partnering laboratories and agencies to develop several of the analytical methods and protocols addressing target chemical, radiochemical, pathogen and biotoxin contaminants of concern in environmental samples, as well as radiochemical contamination of outdoor building and infrastructure materials.
The methods developed by HSRP are a subset of the methods included in EPA's SAM 2022 and can also be accessed here.
Biotoxin Methods
- EPA and CDC. August 2013. "High Throughput Determination of Ricinine, Abrine, and Alpha-Amanitin in Drinking Water by Solid Phase Extraction and High Performance Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry (HPLC/MS/MS)," Version 1.0. Cincinnati, OH: EPA/Atlanta, GA: CDC. EPA 600/R-13/022 (PDF).
- US EPA. 2022. "Protocol for Detection of Ricin Biotoxin in Environmental Samples During the Removal Phase of Response to a Contamination Incident."