Use of Methyl Salicylates As a Trialing Chemical Agent Simulant

Abstract

This report's objective was to provide a comprehensive assessment of the use of methyl salicylate (MS) as a trailing chemical agent simulant for operational testing (OT) for the U.S. Army Armor and Engineering Board. MS has been used for OT as a simulant for blistering agents in hard/threat analysis, collective protection, decontamination, and detection. It's used because it satisfies most agent simulant. These criteria involve the medical/safety aspects, environmental impact, chemical/physical properties, sampling/detection/ analytical methods, agent/simulant correlations, producibility, and transportation/storage/disposal requirements associated with a simulant. In evaluating MS against previously mentioned criteria, MS can be acceptable OT trailing simulant for blistering agents in most test conditions. Keywords: Methyl salicylate; Simulant use; Simulant selection criteria; Chemical agent simulants.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA223373

Entities

People

  • Alan T. Seitzinger
  • Ammon Birenzvige
  • Arthur K. Stuempfle
  • Paul S. Grasso
  • William E. White

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acid-Base Imbalance
  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Blood
  • Body Weight
  • Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
  • Cells
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Collective Protection
  • Dosage Forms
  • Environment
  • Environmental Health
  • Fungi
  • Liquid Chromatography
  • Medical Personnel
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Rodents
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

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