CHEMICAL AGENT PERSISTENCY 19 AUG 90

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Subject = CHEMICAL AGENT PERSISTENCY   19 AUG 90                          

Parent Organization = ARCENT      

Unit = XVIII CORPS 

Folder Title = MISC NBC MESSAGES                                                                               

Document Number =         48

Box ID = BX000093










         04 19162OZ AUG 90 PP RR UUUU




     A MATRIX OF THIS DATA AND OTHER RELEVANT EMPLOYMENT DATA HAS

     BEEN COMPILED AND WILL BE PROVIDED TO DIVISION/BDE CHEMICAL

     PERSONNEL UPON ARRIVAL IN AOR. IN PREPARATION FOR DEPLOYMENT,

     RECOMMEND USA INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, FSTC DOCUMENT

     (AST-266OZ-055-88, 27 JAN 883-, SUBJ: DUSTY AGENTS:

     IMPLICATIONS FOR CHEMICAL WARFARE PROTECTION fU) BE REVIEWED.

     ABOVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE INCORPORATED AS AN UPDATE TO UNIT


     PLANNING DATA/BATTLE BOOKS.

     2. THE CHART IN PARA 2A SUMMARIZES DATA FROM THE CRDEC STUDY.


     CDRS AND CHEMICAL PERSONNEL SHOULD BE ALERTED TO THESE FINDINGS.


         A. PERSISTENCY:


                                    60 DEG F      85 DEG F      110 DEG F


         GD AT 1 GM/M2:

                    SAND            1.S HOURS     1.2 HOURS      .2 HOURS


                   GRASS             .6 HOURS       .5 HOURS     .5 HOURS


                    CARC             .1 HOURS     .06 HOURS     .06 HOURS


         H AT 5 GM/M2:

                  SAND               50 HOURS      10 HOURS    7.5 HOURS


                 GRASS               18 HOURS        4 HOURS      4 HOURS















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