NBC MISC PROTECTION AGAINST CHEM BY PRODUCTS OF PETROL CHEM

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Subject = NBC MISC PROTECTION AGAINST CHEM BY PRODUCTS OF PETROL CHEM     

Parent Organization = MCCDC       

Unit = WDID        

Folder Title = CG I MEF - MISCELLENEOUS MESSAGES  - SEC 1 OF 6    SWA  047                                     

Document Number =         51

Box ID = BX600169




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    GROUND LEVEL? I.E. WILL THE PLUME REACH HIGH ENOUGH ALTITUDES AND
    DISPERSE UNDER CALM CONDITIONS SUCH THERE IS LITTLE RISK TO
    INDIVIDUALS ON THE GROUND? WILL SIMILAR DISPERSAL TAKE PLACE UNDER
    WINDY CONDITIONS? DOES THE NATURAL AVOIDANCE OF THE HEAT OF
    COMBUSTION LIMIT EXPOSURE TO SIGNIFICANT RESPIRED CONCENTRATIONS OF
    HAZARDOUS BY-PRODUCTS?
    3. WI'WILL GAS MASK FILTERS CURRENTLY IN USE PROTECT AGAINST
    PETROLEUM COMBUSTION BY-PRODUCTS? FOR HOW LONG UNDER WHAT
    COND
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    4.      IS THERE ANY FIELDABLE EQUIPMENT THAT WOULD BE USEFUL IN
    MONITORING THESE BY-PRODUCTS IN A COMBAT SITUATION THAT COULD PROVIDE
    FIELD COMMANDERS WITH TACTICALLY USEFUL (QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITIVE)
    INF@@ION?
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