FIELD DECONTAMINATION STUDIES WITH CHEMICAL WARFARE DECONTAMINATING SOLUTION DS2

Abstract

The standard U. S. Army chemical warfare decontaminant DS2 was studied for shipboard applicability. Single and multiple treatments of DS2 and DANC were compared with water-washdown plus aeration in effectiveness against mustard gas absorbed in Navy paint. Residual mustard gas in paint was evaluated via the vapor source strength, as determined by the NRL Vaporator and the M15 CW Agent Detector kit. When all treatments were preceded by thorough washdown, single treatments with DS2 or DANC were two to four times as effective as simple aeration. Multiple applications of DS2 were of very limited value.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0612665

Entities

People

  • G. H. Fielding

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeration
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Chemical Agent Detectors
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemical Warfare
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Contamination
  • Decontamination
  • Detectors
  • Films
  • Materials
  • Metals
  • Military Research
  • Standards
  • Surface Temperature
  • Test And Evaluation

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