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

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 purpose of comparison. In addition, intact suits were challenged with corn-oil aerosol to simulate a biological or chemical aerosol. Protection factors were determined for each suit.Edgewood Chemical Biological Center Aberdeen Proving Ground Research and Technology Dir is the author of 'Test Results of Air-Permeable Charcoal Impregnated Suits to Challenge by Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents and Simulants. Executive Summary and Summary Report', published 2003 under ISBN 9781423502012 and ISBN 1423502019.