Toxic Hazards Tests for Vehicles and Other Equipment.

Abstract

Details are specified as to requirements and conduct of tests governing the measurement and analyses (as pertains to human exposure) of concentrations of common toxic gas/metal compounds produced during equipment/systems operations including: weapons firing from combat vehicles; automotive operations; operation of fueled fired heaters; firing of rockets/missiles using either solid or liquid propellants; operation of fuel burning systems; and activation of fire extinguishing systems. Included are the associated air standards for air quality and exposure as well as requirements and general specifications/criteria governing the measuring instrumentation. Particular attention is devoted to exposure to carbon monoxide (CO) and the details as to the analysis of CO exposure since it is the leading indicator of airborne toxicity. -BKA

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 28, 1995
Accession Number
ADA291466

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army Test and Evaluation Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Armored Vehicles
  • Army Personnel
  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Combat Vehicles
  • Detectors
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Fire Extinguishers
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Instrumentation
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Nitrogen Oxides
  • Occupational Safety And Health
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods
  • Warning Systems

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Environmental Engineering.
  • ballistics.