Estimating the Permeation Resistance of Nonporous Barrier Polymers to Sulfur Mustard (HD) and Sarin (GB) Chemical Warfare Agents Using Liquid Stimulants

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• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Personal Author:
  Rivin, Donald ; Shuely, Wendel J. ; Palya, Frank M. Jr. ; Lindsay, Robert S. ; Rodriguez, Axel ; Bartram, Philip W.
• Description:
  The purpose of this document is to report the results of the NIOSH Chemical Warfare Agent (CWA) Simulant Project that had the following goals: 1.) Identify chemicals (simulants) that simulate the permeation of Sarin (GB) and sulfur mustard (HD) through elastomeric barrier materials that are commonly used in respirators. 2.) Develop a convenient and reliable laboratory procedure (test method) that can be used by Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) manufacturers for estimating GB and HD permeation rates through barrier materials using the simulants. PPE manufacturers can use this method to screen and deselect candidate barrier materials during product development testing. Advancements in this research can benefit the first responder community by providing PPE manufacturers with information and testing techniques that will reduce the time and resources needed to engineer products that weigh less, have better permeation resistance, are less cumbersome, and could potentially be less expensive. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  Donald Rivin, Wendel J. Shuely, Frank Palya, Jr., Robert S. Lindsay, Axel Rodriguez, Philip W. Bartram.
  
  "This document was prepared by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) in collaboration with the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) including their staff from the Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) and the Natick Soldier Center (NSC). " - p. viii
  
  Includes bibliographical references (p. 57-63).
  
  
• Subjects:
  Analysis Chemical Warfare Agents Mustard Gas Nervous System Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Protective Devices Respiratory Protective Devices Safety Sarin

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• Keywords:
  Chemical-warfare-agents; Respiratory-protective-equipment; Respirators; Personal-protective-equipment; Protective-equipment; Protective-materials; Neurotoxins
• Source:
  Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2008-141, 2008 Jul; :1-100
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  NPPTL - National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  97 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20034609
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2009-100852
• CAS Registry Number:
  1,6-Dichlorohexane (CAS RN 2163-00-0) ; 2-Chloroethyl phenyl sulfide (CAS RN 5535-49-9) ; Diethyl methylphosphonate (CAS RN 683-08-9) ; Diisopropyl methylphosphonate (CAS RN 1445-75-6)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:13d4106967fdd6a2b4ddd0431095a9e0f31791e0b5f48bd9899fc8ca4ae10ad0793a5a222a5052dc4eb86b0b1dc87858ea8cfc96bea4b1a04e79677578894ca6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/11749/cdc_11749_DS1.pdf
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