Sampling and Analysis of Contaminated Subsistence Trailers

Abstract

Contamination of commissary subsistence became manifest when ingestion of packaged food items resulted in prolonged organic aftertaste, nausea, and vomiting. This report describes the sampling and analysis procedures (cryogenic trap and grab air sampling) used to isolate and identify the contaminating species. The principal contaminating agent was ethylidene norbornene (ENB), which had been coshipped with the subsistence vans.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0786448

Entities

People

  • James P. Conkle
  • Richard L. Miller
  • William W. Lackey

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Air Force
  • Alcohols
  • Alkenes
  • Chemical Analysis
  • Chlorides
  • Contracts
  • Cyclic Hydrocarbons
  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Mass Spectra
  • Mass Spectrometers
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Methanols
  • Methylenes
  • Organic Compounds
  • Spectrometers
  • Spectrometry

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Industrial Economics
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.