Army Chemical and Biological

U.S. Army Chemical and Biological Defense Agency Edgewood Research, Development and Engineering Center ATTN SCBRD-ODR-S Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010-5423... 

Smart, J.K. (1996). History of Chemical and Biological Wafare Fact Sheets. Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD US Army Chemical and Biological Defense Command Special Study 50. Not cleared for public release. 

The Technical Escort Unit, the Army Chemical and Biological Defense Agency, is responsible for the escort of nonstockpile chemical material, emergency destruction of chemical munitions, and emergency response to chemical agent incidents. 

Fig. 16-1. The C2A1 canister is used with the M40 protective mask. After ambient air enters through the orifice on the left side, it passes first through the pleated white filter (where aerosols are removed), then through the layer of ASZ charcoal, then through a second filter (to remove charcoal dust), and finally exits the canister through the orifice on the right side. Photograph Courtesy of Visual Information Division, US Army Chemical and Biological Defense Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.

Fig. 16-10. The M43 Chemical-Biological Aircraft Mask. Photograph Courtesy of Visual Information Division, US Army Chemical and Biological Defense Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.

The sources for this discussion are experts at the U.S. Army Chemical and Biological Defense Command,34 and Collective Protective Equipment, U.S. Army Training Manual 34240-338-10,35 which interested readers can consult for greater detail. Medical Collective Protection Systems... 

Draft Comments on the United States Army Chemical and Biological Defense Agency Analytical Results Operation Safe Removal Spring Valley, DC Environmental Health Administration, May 2003. 

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