Chain Reaction by ACS
Chain Reaction by ACS
American Chemical Society
[Bonus] From the Cutting Room Floor: Anthrax Decontamination Following the 2001 Attacks
7 minutes Posted May 28, 2026 at 9:00 am.
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In the inaugural “From the Cutting Room Floor” — where we take parts of interviews that didn’t quite fit in our regular episodes — we talk about anthrax. Well not exactly… we talk about what happens with the chemicals that we use to kill anthrax. In 2001, some high profile people like news anchors and senators received mail laced with anthrax — a spore-forming bacteria that can be deadly. Afterwards, there were many spaces that had to be decontaminated. And Richard Corsi was tapped to study t...