Cylinder, chemical portable

A 1923 list sets the war reserve CWM at, White Phosphorus 500 tons. Titanium tetrachloride 100 tons. Phosgene 192 tons, Mustard Gas 60 tons. Chlorine 200 tons, Chlorpicrin 40 tons. .. Shell 4 Stokes Mortar, complete 188,000, Livens Projectors 25,000, Shell, L.P. complete 40,000, Cylinders, chemical, portable 25,000, Candles, smoke 75,000, Candles, toxic 15,000, Candles, lachrymatory 25,000, Arsenious oxide 100 tons. .. Sulphur monochloride 2,000 tons. .. Hexochlorethane 100 tons. While this is substantial and frightening, it is considerably less than the material known to have been on hand at the end of the war, particularly the shells and smoke candles. The author believes that the balance was buried or dumped at sea during the years following World War I. 

Standard on Fire Protection for Laboratories Using Chemicals Recommended Practice on Materials, Equipment and Systems Used in Oxygen-Enriched Atmospheres Standard for the Storage, Use, and Handling of Compressed Gases and Cryogenic Fluids in Portable and Stationary Containers, Cylinders, and Tanks Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code... 

Fig. 2-18. The chemical weapons of the 1920s and 1930s. From left to right the 75-mm mustard shell the 4.2-in. white phosphorus shell the Ml 30 lb mustard bomb the Mk II 155-mm mustard shell the Livens phosgene projectile and the Mk I portable chemical cylinder. Photograph Chemical and Biological Defense Command Historical Research and Response Team, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.

During the 1930s, the CWS stockpiled the chemical weapons used by World War I ground forces in preparation for a future war. These were primarily Livens projectors, Stokes mortars, and portable cylinders. In addition, there were chemical shells for 75-mm, 105-mm, and 155-mm artillery pieces (Figures 2-22 and 2-23). 

NFPA 55,1-3 4.7.1 Compressed and Liquefied Gases in Portable Cylinders -Persons responsible for or woiking in the areas where compressed gases are produced, stored, handled, or used shall be trained in die chemical and physical properties of the materials and the appropriate emergency response. 

A variety of containers are used to steal anhydrous ammonia, the most common being a portable liquid propane gas (LPG) cylinder. This tank has a nonsparking brass valve that reacts chemically with the ammonia, leaving a bluish... 

Suppliers of compressed gases mark their cylinders with product names. These names may be either the proper chemical names or a commonly accepted name such as a trade name. Refer to CGA C-4, American National Standard Method of Marking Portable Compressed Gas Containers to Identify the Material Contained, [6] Do not rely upon color coding to determine contents. If the contents cannot be determined, the cylinder should be returned to the manufacturer or distributor. When a cylinder bears adequate product labeling it is reasonable to rely upon the labels for the identity of the cylinder contents. 

CWTC Item 1545, Obsoletion of Cylinders, Portable, Chemical, Ml, MlAl, MlA2, and Apparatus, Charging, Portable Chemical Cylinder, Ml, 28 Mar 46. (2) CWTC Item 1614, same tide, 23 May 46. 

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