Test Results of Air-Permeable Charcoal Impregnated Suits to Challenge by Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents and Simulants: Executive Summary

Abstract

Swatches from five commercially available air-permeable charcoal impregnated protective suits were challenged with liquid droplets of Sarin (GB) and mustard (HD) using modifications of the convective permeation test procedure described in TOP 8-2-501. The cumulative mass of each agent that permeated each swatch was determined over time, and the results for all swatches were used to determine a weighted-average cumulative mass for each suit. From these data, a physiologically-derived breakthrough time was calculated for each suit for the purposes of comparison. In addition, intact suits were challenged with corn-oil aerosol to simulate a biological or chemical erosol. Protection factors were determined for each suit.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA440658

Entities

People

  • Alex G. Pappas
  • Robert S. Lindsay

Organizations

  • Edgewood Chemical Biological Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biological Factors
  • Biological Warfare
  • Biological Warfare Agents
  • Chemical Warfare
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Department Of Defense
  • Digital Information
  • Executives
  • Materials
  • Oils
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Plant Oils
  • Protective Equipment
  • Swatch Testing
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Geochemistry
  • Systems Analysis and Design