effects of high temp on chem defesne equip and medical items

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Subject: effects of high temp on chem defesne equip and medical items    

Box ID: BX001424

Unit: 24TH ID     

Parent Organization: XVIII CORPS 

Folder Title: INCOMING MSG  -  DESERT SHIELD  CHEM                                                            

Folder SEQ  #:        198

Document Number:         39







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      BE STABLE AND MAINTAIN THEIR POTENCY FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR OR
      LONGER UNDER DESERT CONDITIONS (AVERAGE TEMPERATURES OF 100 - 120 DE6
      F)i.,- DEPLOYING -UNITS SHOULD THEREFORE USE' A ONE YEAR SHELF LIFE 'FOR
      FURTHER PLANNING PURPOSES. THIS SUPERSEDES THE 6 MONTH POTENCY FOR
      UNREFRIGERATED NAPPV AS STATED IN FM 8-265. MEDICATIONS SHOULD NOT BE
      STOREN IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT OR IN ENCLOSED CONTAINERS PLACED IN THE
      DIRECT SUN. THIS INFORMATION WAS TRANSMITTED VIA MEDICAL CHANNELS BY
      REFERENCE-A. REPLACE EXPIRING MK-1 KIT WHEN REPLACE*ENTS ARE MADE
      AVAILABLE BY 32 MEDSOIA. TURN-IN MK-1 KITS THRU mEorCALSUPPLY CHANNELS
      TO SUPPORTING MEOSOM AS SUSPENDED STOCK. mEDSOF4 WILL REPORT SUSPENDED
      14ATERIAL TO USAMMA FOR DISPOSITION INSTRUCTIONS.




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      3. (U) CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE OVERGARMENTS (CPO)V BATTLE DRESS
      OVERGARMENT (BOO)V PROTECTIVE GLOVES AND BOOTS SHOULD NOT BE DEGRADED
      IN DESERT CONDITIONS. NORMAL WEAR TIMES AND SHELFLIFE REMAIN AS
      SPECIFIED.' 'STOCKS OF OVERGARMENTS* BOOTS AND GLOVES SHOULD 140T BE:
      STORED IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT.
      4. (U) THE M256 DETECTION KITS WILL CONTINUE TO FUNCTION PROPERLY IF
      THEY HAVE N07 PASSED THEIR FIVE YEAR SHELF LIFE. THE M256 KIT
      HAS BEEN TESTED AT TEMPERATURES UP TO 176 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT FOR A
      PERIOD OF 115 DAYS WITH NO DETECT48LE DEGRADATION.
      5. (U) THE M13 DAP AND OS2 CAN BE STORED AT TEMPERATURES OF UP TO 160
      DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. THERE IS NO CORROSION TO THESE ITEMS IN DRY
      ENVIRONMENTS-
      6. (U) THE M8AI CHEMICAL AGENT ALARM CAW BE STORED AT TEMPERATURES UP
      TO 150 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
      7. tU@ THE BECONTAMINANT STB IS STABLE UP TO TE140EPATURES OF 150
      DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.        a
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      THAT IT NOT RE STORE() ABOVE 110 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. THE REASON
      is THAT PACKET 29 CHLORAMINE-RV 15 NOT THERMALLY STABLE.     EXPOSURE
      TO CONSTANT* REPEAT CONSTANT9-TE.MPERATURE GREATER THAN 120 DEGREES



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      FOR MORE THAN 2 WEEKS CAN CAUSE THE CHEMICAL BREAKDOW OF CHLORAMINE 8
      AND POSSIBLY THE PHYSICAL BREAKDOWN OF THE TOWELETTE RENDERING THE
      PACKET 2 USELESS FOR DECONTAMINATION.   DETERIORATION IS INDICATED BY
      SWELLING OF PACKET 2. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TESTING TO OETERMLIVE IF THE
      M25BAl PACKET 2 IS ACCCEPTHBLE FOR DECONTATAINATION ARE AS FOLLOWS:
      A. &S; INDIVIDUAL SOLDIERS SHOULD INSPECT KITS WEEKLY. WAREHOUSE
      SUPPLIES SHOULD BE rt4SPECTED MONTHLY.
      B.       REMOVE PACKET 2 FROM CONTAINER.
      C.       SOFTLY SQUEEZE EACH INDIVIDUAL PACKET 2 WITH FINGERTIPS AND

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File Room = may96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-21
Box ID = BX001424
Unit = 24TH ID
Parent Organization = XVIII CORPS
Folder Title = INCOMING MSG - DESERT SHIELD CHEM
Folder Seq # = 198
Subject = EFFECTS OF HIGH TEMP ON CHEM DEFESNE EQUIP AND M
Document Seq # = 39
Document Date =
Scan Date =
Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 01-OCT-1996