Detection chemical agent

KJ. Gamer, K.E. MuUins and L.P. Waggoner, Canine Generahzation Across Variants and Quantities of Explosives, Contamination of Training Aids and Chemical Agent Detection ,... 

As stated above, most of the military devices are now available in a commercial version. This section will primarily discuss existing commercially available devices that could be applied to chemical agent detection but are not necessarily marketed for that application. 

Automatic Chemical Agent Detection Alarm (ACADA-M22). The M22 is an advanced, pointsampling, chemical agent alarm system employing ion mobility spectrometry. It is designed to detect standard nerve and vesicant agents. 

In addition, significant advances have been made in the state-of-the-art" for chemical agent detection and monitoring equipment, analytical procedures, and protective clothing. 

S. Farquharson, A. Gift, P. Maksymiuk, F. Inscore, W. Smith, K. Morrisey and S. Christesen, Chemical agent detection by surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, Proc. SPIE 5269, 16 (2004). 

T. G. Quinn, R. Gross, J. T. Ditillo, W. M. Lagna, Improved Lightweight Standoff Chemical Agent Detection Sensor, www.blockeng.com/paperl.htm, Proc. SPIE Electrooptical Technology for Remote Chemical Detection and Identification, (1997). 

We have demonstrated chemical agent detection using accurately binary phase-shaped femtosecond pulses in the laboratory environment. Increase in multidimensionality has shown to improve the reliability of method. Future efforts will be focused on ambient sampling and expansion of database. Graphical user interface of the detection software is shown here (Figure 5) for a set of chemical agent simulants currently in the database. 

DCD agrees to use the dedicated Chemical Notification Hotline" phone, as the primary means of notification for routine leakers and other occurrences of chemical agent detection outlined above, as well as for events falling into the defined chemical event classifications. The information provided by... 

The AN/KAS-IA provides standoff chemical agent detection capability for surface ships and has also been adapted to fixed-site shore facilities. It is a forward looking infrared (FLIR) based Electro-optic sensor that can remotely detect the presence of some chemical warfare agents. It also provides night vision capability for shipboard security. The standard shipboard installation consists of two AN/KAS-IA s (except for the smallest ships, which have one). Approximately 600 are deployed on surface ships. 

The RRS provides the majority of the equipment used for this process and is part of the CHATS. The typical process flow for chemical agent detection systems is shown at Figure D-3. 

Specific medications and items of equipment to treat chemical casualties will be carried by units operating in an area of chemical threat. When collective protection systems are not available, casualties will be taken upwind 100 m or more to permit treatment to occur in a shirtsleeve environment. Chemical agent detection equipment, such as the chemical agent monitor (CAM), should be available to determine (a) if agent vapors have been absorbed on surfaces of the casualty s clothing or equipment before entering a treatment area, and (b) if decontamination procedures have been properly accomplished. 

M8 Chemical Agent Detection Paper detects and identifies liquid chemical agents. It is tan in color and comes in a booklet containing 25 perforated sheets (2 in. x 3 in.), which are heat sealed in a polyethylene envelope. There are three sensitive indicator dyes suspended in the paper matrix. The paper is blotted on a suspected liquid agent and... 

Fig. 16-24. M8 Chemical Agent Detection Paper. A drop of mustard (H) simulant from the vial has turned the paper red. Reprinted from Brletich NR, Waters MJ, Bowen GW, Tracy MF. Worldwide Chemical Detection Equipment Handbook. Edgewood, Md Chemical Warfare/Chemical and Biological Defense Information Analysis Center October 1995 407. Photograph Courtesy of US Army Edgewood Research, Development, and Engineering Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.

When addressing the requirement for chemical agent detection at the scene of a terrorist incident, it is important to consider who really has the responsibility for detection operations. Is it the police, the fire department, the Hazmat team, or the EMS units If the responsibility falls on medical assets, how will the use of detection equipment increase the efficiency of the health care team in preserving life and preventing further injury Furthermore, will the absence of more sensitive equipment somehow inhibit their performance These are important questions that must be addressed by policymakers and incident response planners. 

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