- Author
-
Bills, R. W.
- Title
- Cargo Protection in a Toxic Environment. Technical Report.
- Coporate
- Andruilis Research Corp., Fort Douglas, UT
- Sponsor
- Army, Dungway Proving Ground, UT
- Report
-
DPB/JOD-91/008
February 1992
8 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Contract
- DAAD09-87-D-0008
- Keywords
-
chemical warfare
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protective clothing
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chemical agents
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penetration
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polyethylenes
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contamination
- Identifiers
- protective covering; saranex material
- Abstract
- This report responds to a requirement to find a type of covering to be used to cover cargo in a toxic environment. It was found that a material meeting the requirements designated to provide protection against the penetration of chemical warfare agent is being manufactured in the U. S., and is in advanced development following an international material evaluation (IME) program conducted by TECOM. This material, consisting of a high density woven polyethylene laminated to saranedx and coated with low density polyethylene, meets all the Army requirements except flammability, and will provide protection for a minimum of 24 hours in all environmental conditions. Once contaminated, the covers must be carefully removed by personnel in MOPP4 before loading the palletized supplies on an aircraft. Spread and transfer of contamination can be minimized by rolling the cover from one end and burying the contaminated cover in the ground. In August 1990, the U. S. Army approved an emergency procurement of this cover material from the U. S. manufacturer to support the needs of Operation Desert Shield. It is now available from the U. S. Army Material Command inventories.