Swatch Test Results of Commercial Chemical Protective Gloves to Challenge by Chemical Warfare Agents: Summary Report

Abstract

As part of the Domestic Preparedness Program, eleven commercially available glove designs were tested to assess their capability to protect in a chemical warfare (CW) agent environment. Swatches of material from each glove design were tested for resistance to permeation for Sarin (GB) and mustard (HD). From this data, the author calculated the estimated time it would take to permeate the glove with sufficient agent to cause physiological effects in a person wearing the glove. The tests are described and the calculated breakthrough times are presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA440409

Entities

People

  • Robert S. Lindsay

Organizations

  • Edgewood Chemical Biological Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biological Sciences
  • Chemical Warfare
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Department Of Defense
  • Digital Information
  • Equations
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Physiological Effects
  • Protective Equipment
  • Public Health
  • Skin Diseases
  • Swatch Testing
  • Warfare
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Readers

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.
  • Electrical Engineering