(DTG:310300ZAUG90) CHEMICAL WARFARE DEFENSE TECHNICAL ADVISORY

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SUBJECT:  (DTG:310300ZAUG90) CHEMICAL WARFARE DEFENSE TECHNICAL ADVISORY - ALPHA

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PATUZYUW RUEAHQA8059 2440
ZNY UUUU
P 310300Z AUG 90
FM HQ USAF WASHINGTON DC//CSS//
TO RHIUFAA/CENTAF FORWARD HOS ELEMENT//AO//
RHDIAAA/HQ TAC LANGLEY AFB VA//BS-ABO/DOSS//
AIG 9419
RUFTRWA/OPS SUPPORT CENTER RAMSTEIN AB GE//DESO//
INFO RUVKBRK/HQ HSD BROOKS AFB TX//YAP/YAX//
RUVAAHA/AAMRL WPAFB OH//HET//
RHDJSAA/HQ AFSC ANDREWS AFB MS//XRT//
ZEN/SAF WASHINGTON DC//AOPT//
ZEN/HQ USAF WASHINGTON DC//LRC/INKT//
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SUBJ:  CHEMICAL WARFARE DEFENSE TECHNICAL ADVISORY - ALPHA
1.	THIS TECHNICAL ADVISORY COVERS HIGH-HEAT STORAGE OF M-8 PAPER,
M-9 PAPER, M-256 DETECTOR KITS, AND M -258A1 DECON KITS.  AS WELL AS A 
FIELD CHECK FOR M-2581A DECON KITS.
A.	M-8 PAPER ADVISORY.  WHEN STORED IN ITS POLYETHYLENE BAG, M-8
PAPER CAN STILL FUNCTION PROPERLY AFTER NINE WEEKS STORAGE AT 160
DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.  WE WILL ADVISE FURTHER IF OTHER INFORMATION
 


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  BECOMES AVAILABLE.
B.  M-9 PAPER ADVISORIES.
 (1)	ABOVE 125 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, M-9 PAPER DETECTS AGENTS BUT CAN
ALSO GIVE FALSE POSITIVE READINGS.  AN ATTACK WITH BLISTER OR NERVE
AGENT SHOULD BE DETECTED BY SEVERAL DETECTION SYSTEMS, SO LOOK FOR
OTHER CONFIRMATION (E.G., M8A1, CAM, M-256)  IF ABOVE 125 DEGREES.
(2)	AFTER REMOVAL FROM THE BAG, M-9 CAN WITHSTAND 145 DEGREES
FAHRENHEIT FOR ONE WEEK, AND WILL THEN TAKE ON A PINKISH HUE BUT
WILL STILL DETECT AGENTS.
 (3)	WHEN STORED IN ITS WHITE PROTECTIVE BAG, M-9 PAPER WITHSTANDS
TEMPERATURES UP TO 194 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT FOR 70 DAYS, 176 DEGREES
FAHRENHEIT FOR 164 DAYS, OR 158 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT FOR 319 DAYS.
C. 	M-256 DETECTION KIT ADVISORY.  M-256 KITS WITHSTANDS 120 DEGREE
FAHRENHEIT TEMPERATURES FOR OVER SIX MONTHS, ASSUMING THEY HAVE NOT






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