Reliability of M256 Chemical Agent Detector Kit at Extreme Environmental Temperatures

Abstract

The M256 chemical agent detector kit is used to detect and classify hazardous concentrations of nerve, blister, and blood agents in vapor and liquid states. This device has been tested and shown to be reliable in a wide range of climatic conditions. However, at extreme cold temperatures, the kit needs to be kept warm to ensure that all of the reagents are in a liquid state. In hot climates, the evaporation of the reagents can be a problem especially when the wind velocity is high. Instruction on the use of the M256 kit under extreme temperatures are given in Operator's Manual, TM 3-6665-307-10 (September 1985). The instructions given in FM 3-4 to Discard the frozen kit is wrong. The kits can be used after they are thawed. Keywords: Chemical warfare, Chemical agent detection, Nerve agent, Blister agent, Blood agent, Detector kit, Extreme temperatures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADB119415

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  • C. K. Ramachandran

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Agent Detectors
  • Chemical Detectors
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemical Warfare
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Chemistry
  • Climate Change
  • Cyanides
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Military Science
  • Nerve Agents
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Security
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare

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  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.