Chemical characterization of selected military obscurants
Various smokes and obscurants have been analyzed and defined chemically in support of inhalation toxicology studies designed to evaluate the risk associated with passive or accidental troop exposure. The chemical characterization is to identify constituents useful for monitoring the exposure environment to assure a compositionally uniform aerosol for the exposure studies and to assist in evaluating the toxicological hazards. The characterization also allows for comparisons of the smokes produced under controlled laboratory conditions and those produced under more variable field conditions to assess the relevancy of the inhalation studies. Smokes which have been examined include those produced from diesel oil, fog oil, red phosphorus containing butyl rubber, and white phosphorus contained in a felt matrix. A brief discussion of the major findings on all the smokes is included in this report. Specific compositional changes which relate to the generation environment are also described for some aerosols.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-26
- OSTI ID:
- 6896863
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-8306196-1; ON: DE84003202
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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