Biological Threat Research Laboratory to Conduct Closed Incident Response Exercise

December 7, 2021

The annual event is not open to media.

WHAT: Hazardous materials training exercise

WHEN: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday (Dec. 9)

WHERE: The Institute of Environmental and Human Health (TIEHH), Building 555, Reese Technology Center

EVENT: Texas Tech University's Biological Threat Research Laboratory (BTRL) in the Department of Environmental Toxicology will host a joint exercise with the University Medical Center EMS and other local agencies to practice and evaluate its response plans in the event of a potential hazardous-materials incident. The training exercise is not open to media.

CONTACT: Steve Presley
Director, TIEHH, Texas Tech University
steve.presley@ttu.edu
(806) 834-8260

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The Institute of Environmental and Human Health was created in 1997 as a joint venture between Texas Tech and the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center to assess the impact of toxic chemicals and diseases on the physical and human environments, including air, water, soil and animal life.

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