Features of Detection Technologies for Chemical Warfare Agents and Toxic Industial Chemicals:

• Offers the most comprehensive resource available on the subject for technical and emergency response personnel
• Reviews detection requirements and protocols considered by the United States government
• Discusses specific devices used for the detection of CWAs and TICs
• Describes laboratory techniques and analyses in detail
• Suggests future trends and research direction

Detection Technologies for Chemical Warfare Agents and Toxic Industial Chemicals discusses the principles, instrumentation, and context for applying technologies such as ion mobility spectrometry, infrared spectroscopy, colorimetric chemistry, and flame ionization to the detection of TICs and lethal CWAs.

Contents

Introduction

• Historical Overview
• Chemical Warfare Agents
• Toxic Industrial Compounds
• CWA and TIC Detection

Chemical Warfare Agents and Toxic Industrial chemicals

• Chemical, Physical, and Toxicological Properties
• Toxic Properties
• Common CWAs
• Nerve Agents, Blister Agents, Blood Agents
• Toxic Industrial Compounds

Government Policies and Programs

• CWA Detection Standards and Criteria for Deployment
• Joint Services Operational Requirements for Chemical Agent Detectors
• Objective and Approaches at Dugway Proving Ground
• JCAD Requirements for Detection and Identification Functions
• General Capabilities Necessary to Mitigate Vulnerability
• Evaluation of Commercially Available Detection Devices for Certification as CWA Detectors
• Safety Risk Assessment for Release of Tested, Contractor-Owned Materials to Contractor

Vapor Generation Techniques

• Gas Law and Gas Concentration
• Vapor Generation Methods
• Dilution and Mixing System
• Comparison of Generation Techniques
• Humidification of Generated Vapor
• Generation of CWA or TIC Vapor with Interferent Vapor
• CWA Simulants

Detector Selection Factors

• Selectivity
• Sensitivity
• Limit of Detection
• Response Dynamic Range
• Quantitative Analysis Capability
• False Alarm Rate
• Response Time
• Resistance to Environmental Conditions
• Setup and Warmup Time
• Calibration/Verification in Field Applications
• Other Factors

Ion Mobility Spectrometry

• Principle of Operation
• Instrumentation of Typical IMS Detector
• Technique Specification
• Applications
• Fact Sheets for Selected IMS-Based Detectors

Flame Photometry

• Principle of Operation
• Instrumentation
• Technical Specifications
• Pulsed Flame Photometry
• Applications
• Fact Sheets on Selected Photometry-Based Detectors

Infrared Spectroscopy

• Principle of Operation
• Instrumentation of Filter IR and Photoacoustic Detectors
• Fourier Transform Infrared Detectors
• Applications
• Fact Sheets for Selected IR-Based Detectors

Surface Acoustic Wave and Electrochemical Techniques

• Principle of Operation of SAW Devices
• Instrumentation
• Analysis Processes
• Technical Specifications
• Applications
• Electrochemical Sensors
• Fact Sheets for Selected SAW and/or Electrochemical Detectors

Colorimetric Technology

• Principle of Operation
• Instrumentation
• Applications
• Fact Sheets on Selected Colorimetric-Technique-Based Detectors

Photoionization and Flame Ionization Detection Techniques

• Photoionization Technique
• Flame Ionization Technology
• Comparison of Photoionization, Flame Ionization, and Flame Photometric Techniques Applications

Future Trends in CWA and TIC Detection

• Material Safety Data Sheet
• Standing Operating Procedure
• Index of Chemical Agent Detectors and Supplies and
• Manufacturers
• Glossary and Abbreviations

Index

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