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Subject = CHEMICAL DECONTAMINANT                                          

Box ID = BX001610

Folder Title = LESSONS LEARNED                                                                                 

Unit = 101ST ID    

Parent Org = XVIII CORPS 






                                              CHEMICAL
                                          LESSONS LEARNED
                                      OPERA'IIDN DESERT SHIELD



                   Chemical I)econtz-kininant.


          F,t@utit-.Ell EtICDLIIi I EV..,Ej). DESERT SHIELD/SI'ORM dec:ontaminant of choice was
          IIIH (a--ilciLim h),pachlorite).

          DISCUSSICjlq: Several observations were encountered-.


           - it was more economical to local purchase HTH than to transport DS2
          @rclin L;LJNUI-,.

           - LiricertaiiiLies bred bl uiifamiliararity with DS2 led chem officers to
          t ecof@tiT)Lnd tti(@ possibility of substituting HTH for E)S2.   DS2 Lin-
                          raised QLIPStions such as to>:icity to Personnel and
          e-@+ect on Vehicle CARC paint. Cdre and chem officers found it easier
          to e,,-.plain mi,sd understand Vil@i due to its commercial use.

             Fil@i is effective -=kq-nirist most ctipm and bio agents and is more
                     i:liari      ln fact, H'I'H Could replace both STB and D52.         it
          rcit.ild be tiseci fclr sensitive equipment such as qla-@s, personnel. as
          i-j,21J -is on vehicles, depending on the concentration of the solution.
          HIH is stor-ed Ar)d transported in the powdered concentrate form
          BAlot,j.inq more decont-irnin=-@nt per cube stored/transported. HTH has
          commet-ciaj applicability on a tiorld-t-)ide basis Rlloto)inq easy access to
          the dc@con't.-iiiiiriai-it. @il'H has a shelf life, but, due to i,)orld-tqicJs
          .-@c.ceEse.bility, limited contingency stoci, would be reql@ired and can
                  be i-o t-@ted and used in peacetime.

          t@.i- LLJI,lH"IDAI'I ON, I'fie USACMLS and CRDEC reevaluate all aspects of the
          decoritaiiiii-i=int qt.te5tion such Rs economics, availability and
          versatility. Need an all purpose decontaminant Iiie HI'H.

                                                     MICHAEL L. ABOGINO, MAJ, DIV CHEM

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