Evaluation of weapons' combustion products in armored vehicles. Final report, 30 September 1986-14 December 1988

Technical Report · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:5584409

Menzies, K T; Randel, M A; Quill, A L; Roberts, W C

The U.S. Army Biomedical Research and Development Laboratory defined an extensive research program to address the generation of potentially toxic propellant combustion products in crew compartments of armored vehicles during weapons firing. The major objectives of the research were: (1) to determine the presence and concentration of propellant combustion products, (2) to determine potential crew exposure to these combustion products, and (3) to assess the efficacy of field monitoring in armored vehicles. To achieve these goals, air monitoring was conducted in selected armored vehicle types, i.e., M109, M60, M3, M1, at several Army installations. Auxiliary information concerning the specific munitions fired and the Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) or Forces Command (FORSCOM) firing scenarios was collected so that a comparison of pollutant concentrations generated by specific weapons both within vehicle types and between vehicle types could be made.

• Research Organization: Little (Arthur D.), Inc., Cambridge, MA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5584409
• Report Number(s): AD-A-208552/0/XAB
• Resource Relation: Other Information: See also Appendix A and B, AD-A208 553
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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