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NEW THREATS - NEW METHODS
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The national command authority is responsible for the defense of the homeland against terrorist attacks. Local authorities are responsible for the preparation and deployment of resources designed to react to attacks when and where they happen. |
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This local effort combines the assets of federal, emergency,
medical, industrial and regional forces, coordinated and phased in
their activities, with the mission of minimizing the damage to life
and property. First responders examine and analyze the damage resulting
from a strike. Task organized follow-on forces must have the resources
to minimize and control the personal and environmental consequences
of that damage.
TerraGroup Corp. has focused its efforts to include the most severe terrorist activities – Nuclear, Biological or Chemical (NBC) attack. In work that began eight years ago, the company’s founder, Primo L. Acernese, has developed a simple, yet comprehensive approach to enhance current methods of safely handling wet decontamination residual. “With the attacks of 9-11, the theater of operations has changed. We now have to ensure that any decon procedure addresses responsible and expert handling of all contaminated materials. Especially, hazardous bulk liquids that are subject to transport and disposal mishaps and/or potential further sabotage,”Acernese advises. To meet this challenge, TerraGroup designed, produced and fielded the Multi-functional Modular Fluid Filtration System (MMFFS™). The MMFFS™ is currently deployed with U.S. Army Forces Command and National Guard forces for use in treating tactical water purification waste streams. It serves as a pre- and post-treatment system capable of removing a wide range of organic, inorganic, and NBC contaminants from water before further processing or environmental discharge. The MMFFS™ operates by processing contaminated liquid through a combination of commercially available and proprietary water treatment technologies configured to capture and contain the hazardous material in disposal canisters while minimizing operational and environmental contamination. |
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Dr. John Wireman, President of Biological Research Solutions, Inc. states, “Because the system is modular and self contained it is an ideal and effective solution for use in a field application where nuclear, chemical or biological agents are not easily or quickly identified.” As the threat evolves, so will the methods of dealing with them. With its ability to treat NBC contaminants and decon solutions so that the effluent can be immediately and safely discharged or recycled, The Multi-Functional Modular Fluid Filtration System™ meets the need for the safe capture, containment and treatment of NBC contamination in field conditions during an emergency response situation. |
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