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To: Washington Field From: Washington viel® ‘Re: 279A-WF-222936-USAMRIID, 09/26/2006 7 activi i ites __| No dry powder work was observed in be Suitesl don in other locations at USAMRIID. It was believed that this type of work would not go unnoticed. It was mentioned, however, that there was a benchtop SpeedVac in several locations used to dry small quantities of material for analysis.” bIF Fermentor Identification and tracking of fermentors in place at USAMRIID positive i titi fermentor as having been in place in Building Room around the time of the anthrax mailings. Additional fermentors of interest have been identified for location, materials used, and operator with an undetermined final disposition date. The fermentors ranged in volume from 150-Liters to 5-Liter The two largest fermentors were manufactured by New Brubget.ck Ine. and were not portable. These could not likely have beén used in a discreet manner. The _5-L fermentor also manufactured by New Brunswick was lent to by Bruce Ivins. indicated the New Brunswick fermentors were likély to predate 2001.? Further analysis would be required to determine which fermentors were up and running between 09/11/01 and 10/9/2001. Ames Samples Interviews were conducted to determine Ames distributi and storage as performed by personnel. Within the wv: a te dge that Ba Ames was stored in or a recalled being cluttered with flasks and plates containing preparé neaia: [| believed spore solutions of anthrax were stored there as ae Two -70°C freezers were located in the hallways of suites[ | Any researcher with access to the suites had access to the freezers and their contents. There were no sign-in/sign-out procedures and it was at the discretion of the individual dove ssice to control the — dissemination of their materials. In] interview___—_—sdstated - that did not remember signing an; aper work in order to receive Ames samples from Ivins.* believed worked with _Ba Ames received from worked_with Ba Ames jland_ believed it origi rom Ivins, was uncertain as to whether or not rece rel virulent Ames from Ivins or[_——S—S——_] butt mentioned it was possible.