| Development of Package Decontaminating System. |
AUG 1972 |
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| Authors:
G. A. Richardson; MONSANTO RESEARCH CORP DAYTON OH DAYTON LAB
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 | The object of this research effort was to develop an improved multiagent decontaminant and/or decontaminants, with respect to DS2. Three approaches were investigated: (1) a study of chelating and/or clathrating agents, (2) studies to decrease toxicity and fuming by reduction of the amine through substitution of solvating agents, (3) studies of azeotropic solutions. The gas-liquid chromatograph and the DB-3 tube technique were utilized for analytical purposes. The glc was further ... |
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| Advanced Collective Protection System Design Studies. |
FEB 1972 |
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| Authors:
John S. Greer; Arvo J. Juhola; MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES CO PITTSBURGH PA
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| The objectives of the research are to investigate and establish through a comprehensive literature survey, theoretical studies, and laboratory investigations, the feasibility of: Using charcoal beds at elevated temperatures for removal of toxic chemical vapors; and Using heated reactive metal surfaces for the removal of breakdown products from chemical agents decomposed by catalytic or thermal decomposition. The present report discusses the laboratory experimental equipment to be used to test the ... |
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| Development of Package Decontaminating System. |
14 OCT 1971 |
18 pages |
| Authors:
G. A. Richardson; MONSANTO RESEARCH CORP DAYTON OH DAYTON LAB
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 | Progress is reported in development of an improved decontaminant for persistent chemical agents. The improved decontaminant may be a few formulation or a modification of the current operational decontaminant DS2. Work this quarter included the identification of function of each component in a DS2-agent decontamination reaction. Potential clathrating agents were investigated in DS2-type formulations. (Author) |
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| Compounding Techniques for Absorbent Decontaminants. |
JUN 1971 |
66 pages |
| Authors:
Dewey P. Parks; Robert L. Copeland; BRUNSWICK CORP MARION VA TECHNICAL PRODUCTS DIV
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| A study was made of parameters affecting the spraying of aqueous slurries of active carbon onto surfaces in order to decontaminate same. These slurries incorporate active carbon (minimum of 25%), either coal, petroleum, wood or coconut shell based, athixotroping agent, a dispersant, a pigment and corrosion inhibitor. Work reported in this report relates to the evaluation of a basic formulation with different types of mixing equipment. A homogenizer type mixer ... |
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| Vapor Phase Impregnation of Active Carbons. |
SEP 1969 |
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| Authors:
D. Marshall Andrews; COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC CORP ALEXANDRIA VA
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| Work was done on the vapor deposition of platinum on an active carbon, and the vapor deposition of a metal halide on an active carbon. A sample of 1% by weight platinum impregnated carbon was treated with hydrogen at 350C. A sample of AlCl3 impregnated carbon was prepared by subliming the metal halide into carbon at 200C. Further work was done during this period on the vapor deposition of copper ... |
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| MILITARY TOXICOLOGY AND PROTECTION AGAINST WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, |
02 MAY 1969 |
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| Authors:
N. I. Karakchiev; ARMY FOREIGN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER WASHINGTON D C; ARMY FOREIGN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER WASHINGTON D C
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| The manual describes the toxicology of poisonous agents as well as some components of rocket fuel and technical fluids, i.e., the physico-chemical properties of these substances, the biochemical mechanism of their action on the organism, the clinical aspects, and treatment of casualties. It also describes the military properties and the injurious action of nuclear weapons, means of defense, dosimetry, detection of toxic agents, deactivation and degassing and other problems ... |
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| A Method of Screening Compounds for Gross Actions in Mice. |
APR 1969 |
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| Authors:
Willard J. Lennox; EDGEWOOD ARSENAL ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| The current, standardized version of the primary mouse toxicity and gross activity screen used by the Toxicity Screening Branch of Research Laboratories, Edgewood Arsenal, is presented in this report. Essentially, the technique consists of detailed parallel observation of differences between intravenously injected control and treated mice. Under stipulated conditions, each treated animal is observed without handling and then during a battery of manipulative tests. A standard series of doses separated ... |
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| STORAGE OF CHEMICAL AGENTS (I). SPECIAL CLOTHING FOR WORKING IN WAREHOUSES (II), |
1968 |
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| Authors:
K. A. Panafidin; G. A. Kobrits; ARMY FOREIGN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER CHARLOTTESVILLE VA
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| The two-part article concerns the storage of chemical agents and special clothing for working in warehouses where these chemicals are stored. Volatile chemicals must be stored in dry, well-ventilated warehouses of thick walls and smooth concrete floors. The chemicals are stored in containers (according to the nature of the chemical) and stored separately according to designation. Personnel working in these warehouses must wear good protective clothing to prevent the volatile ... |
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| MEASUREMENT OF THE RELATIVE DISPERSIBILITIES OF POWDERS IN TABLET FORM. |
DEC 1967 |
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| Authors:
Bernard J. Weigman; Albert Pfeiffer; EDGEWOOD ARSENAL ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| To compare the relative dispersibilities of powdered agents, a new device, the Cyclone grinder, that can pulverize and disperse powdered materials in tablet form was developed and tested for its effectiveness and reproducibility. The grinder was tested in a fallout chamber. A known weight of a tableted powder, aspirin, saccharin, or Sucaryl, was placed in the device. A jet of compressed air pulverized the powder and at the same time ... |
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| IMPROVED DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION OF INCAPACITATING AND LETHAL AGENTS. |
AUG 1967 |
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| Authors:
R. E. Wyant; R. H. Poirier; J. S. Warner; BATTELLE MEMORIAL INST COLUMBUS OH COLUMBUS LABS
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| During this reporting period, emphasis was placed on the development of reagents for the detection of organophosphorus-type agents. In this regard, second order Beckman reactions were studied in an effort to develop compounds that cleave to give detectable fragments. Oximes that cleave to give highly colored triaryl dyes or odoriferous mercaptans were investigated. Tris(4-dimethyl-aminophenyl)acetal-doxime was synthesized and shown to give the crystal violet color in the presence of p-toluenesulfonyl chloride ... |
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