DUSTY AGENTS IMPLICATIONS FOR CHEMICAL WARFARE PROTECTION

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Subject: DUSTY AGENTS IMPLICATIONS FOR CHEMICAL WARFARE PROTECTION       

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                                                                                 SECRET
                    AST-266OZ-055-88
                    27 January 1988


                    by an impermeable fabric across the                                        structure of the activated carbon in
                    entire percutaneaus threat spectrum.                                       Lie adsorptive layer is too cou-
                    By contrast, the NATO designs rely                                         stricted to allow particles larger
                    on the specific characteristics -of                                        than around 0.05 um in size to be
                    each layer of the integrated fabric                                        adsorbed, and the woven fabric layer
                    to   'address a -separate portion of thL--                                 almost completely loses its ability
                    threat spectr@m.                   As can be seen in                       to filter out particles smaller than
                    figure 2, a window of vulnerability                                        about 3.0 um.                These limits are not
                    exists         in tie protection provided                                  hard boundaries, but it is clear that
                    by the two layers.                        The window is                    aerosols in the range between 0.05
                    created            because            the        microporous               and 3.0 Pm can penetrate the fabric.


                                                 (UNCLASSTr!7-D)

                                                                          PARTICLE DIAMETER (MICROMETEAS)
                                                                                 DI         1.0   la       Ion    i.aaa    io.oac


                                                                                  XIC
                                                  sals                    uaulo
                                                                                   0                       AGEIITS
                                                                                  STS


                                                                     IMPERMEABLE SUTYL      RUSEER FABRIC                   IMPERMEABLE
                                                                                                                        11   TYPE SUIT

                                                 Ne@. 001854                                                     (UNCLASSI--TZ
                                                                                                                                   -D
                                                               Figure 1.            (U) Impermeable Suit
                                                                          vs. Threat Spectrum

                                                 (s@-cRr-T)


                                                                             PARTICLE O"ETER mLRom-.TEnsi
                                                                                   v        is      to       lad     leac    to.coo



                                                                                   mxic                      uau
                                                                                 AEROSOLS                    AGEA
                                                                                    AND
                                                                                   BUSTS



                                                                                                                                    SUIT
                                                                                                 WOVEN  OUTER LAYER           PROUCTRVE
                                                                              LAYERS
                                                                                WINDOW dF
                                                                               VULXERABIUTY
                                                 Neg. 001855                                                                (SECRET)
                                                 Figure 2.. (U) Permeable Suit vs. Threat Spectrum




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