CONTAINERS FOR CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL AGENTS DROP-TESTED FROM AIRCRAFT
Abstract
Etiologic agent shipping containers with fluid volumes between 450 and 1,300 ml were prepared from readily available materials and dropped from 500 and 1,000 feet onto hard desert soil, concrete, and macadam. The purpose was to determine whether (1) the containers would be likely to withstand a severe impact during shipment, and (2) such a container could be assembled from a general packaging instruction in the absence of explicit specification of container materials. Materials evaluated were plastic, glass, and metal inner containers; cotton and vermiculite absorbent cushioning materials; and metal and cardboard outer containers.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1969
- Accession Number
- AD0686313
Entities
People
- Arnold G. Wedum
- Manuel S. Barbeito