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Engineering Development of the M256 Chemical Agent Detector Kit.

ADA069704

Publication Date	1979
Personal Author	Turner, R. B.; Gamson, R. M.; Strauch, L. D.; Packard, M. T.; Skinner, V. L.
Page Count	19
Abstract	The M256 chemical agent detector kit is man-portable and will detect and classify hazardous concentrations of blood, nerve, and blister agents in vapor and liquid form. Many problems involving lack of sensitivity and false positive responses were encountered and eliminated or minimized during the development program. Major emphasis was placed on making the kit as simple and foolproof as possible. This especially affected the sampler-detector configuration, lewisite tablet, test spot sizes and shapes, and operating instructions. Investigations were made to determine: the best way to contain liquid reagents in the sampler-detector, a satisfactory and economical plastic, the optimum manufacturing methods to use, and the best materials for the agent vapor test spots.
Keywords	Chemical agent detectors Manportable equipment Kits Chemical warfare agents Nerve agents Vesicants Mustard agents Blood agents Lewisite Cyanides M-256 kits
Source Agency	Non Paid ADAS
NTIS Subject Category	74D - Chemical, Biological, & Radiological Warfare
Corporate Authors	Army Armament Research and Development Command Aberdeen Proving Ground MD Chemical Systems Lab; Shared Bibliographic Input Experiment
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Technical rept. Jul 74-Jun 77.
NTIS Issue Number	197921

Engineering Development of the M256 Chemical Agent Detector Kit.

Engineering Development of the M256 Chemical Agent Detector Kit.
ADA069704

Publication Date	1979
Personal Author	Turner, R. B.; Gamson, R. M.; Strauch, L. D.; Packard, M. T.; Skinner, V. L.
Page Count	19
Abstract	The M256 chemical agent detector kit is man-portable and will detect and classify hazardous concentrations of blood, nerve, and blister agents in vapor and liquid form. Many problems involving lack of sensitivity and false positive responses were encountered and eliminated or minimized during the development program. Major emphasis was placed on making the kit as simple and foolproof as possible. This especially affected the sampler-detector configuration, lewisite tablet, test spot sizes and shapes, and operating instructions. Investigations were made to determine: the best way to contain liquid reagents in the sampler-detector, a satisfactory and economical plastic, the optimum manufacturing methods to use, and the best materials for the agent vapor test spots.
Keywords	Chemical agent detectors Manportable equipment Kits Chemical warfare agents Nerve agents Vesicants Mustard agents Blood agents Lewisite Cyanides M-256 kits
Source Agency	Non Paid ADAS
NTIS Subject Category	74D - Chemical, Biological, & Radiological Warfare
Corporate Authors	Army Armament Research and Development Command Aberdeen Proving Ground MD Chemical Systems Lab; Shared Bibliographic Input Experiment
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Technical rept. Jul 74-Jun 77.
NTIS Issue Number	197921