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Swatch Test Results of Commercial Chemical Protective Boots to Challenge by Chemical Warfare Agents: Summary Report

Swatches from nine commercially available chemical protective boots were challenged with liquid droplets of Sarin (GB) and mustard (HD) using modifications of the static diffusion procedure described in TOP 8-2-501. The cumulative mass of each agent that permeated each swatch was determined over time, and the results for all swatches were used to determine a weighted-average cumulative mass for each boot. From this data, a break-through time was calculated for each glove. From this data, a breakthrough time was calculated for each boot/agent combination for the purposes of comparison.

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February 2001 (49 pages, 340 KB PDF)


Research and reports courtesy of U.S. Army Soldier and Biological Chemical Command (SBCCOM)