Chem Agent
Any weapons that is designed or intend to cause death or serious bodily injury through the release, dissemination, or impact of toxic or poisonous chemicals, or their precursors
What is a Weapon of Mass Destruction
What was created to stop production of BWA's
Biological and Toxic Weapons Convention of 1972, Pres. Nixon Executive Order November 1969
Uses Infrared Radiation to create unique spectrum/fingerprint, checked against library to identify
What is Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
What kit is used to identify BWA's
DoD Biological Sampling Kit
What is CCA
Concentration refers to what state of matter, while dosage refers to this state of matter
What is Vapor/Aerosol, what is Liquid
What are the two methods of dissemination?
Used for more smaller and volatile molecules and complex mixtures, and can identify samples.
What is Gas Chromatography/ Mass Spectrometry
Uses a 1 micron filter and vacuum pump to collect biological contamination
What is the Dry Filter Unit
Contains 4 stations, boot and glove washing, clear and decontaminating weapons, M295 decon, and removing external equipment
What is Red Zone
How long does a non persistant agent last
What is 15 minutes
What is a single cell organism that possesses cell walls genetic material necessary for metabolism and reproduction, and may produce toxins?
What is bacteria
Uses 3B laser to scatter, absorb, transmit, reflect light to identify a sample
What is Raman Spectroscopy/ ResQ
Any foreign substance which can cause immune response when introduced to a hose
Antigen
Used to decontaminate equipment and additional personnel decontamination
What is Green Zone
Nerve Agents
What is a intracellular parasitic pathogen which resemble bacteria in shape and resemble viruses in growth requirements, transmitted by ticks and mites?
What is Rickettsia
Uses UltraViolet (UV) light and electrodes to ionize compounds and identify compounds.
What is Photo Ionization Detection/ MultiRAE
Occurs in environmental samples, soil may contain microorganisms which have similar antigenic properties to a BWA
Matrix Effect
Contains 3 stations, boot removal, overcoat/trouser removal, JFIRE removal
Yellow Zone
What are Mustards (H, HT, HN-1,2,3), Arsenicals (L, HL), Urticants (CX)
What are the 3 categories of biological threats created by HSPD 18/ President Bush
What are Enhanced Agents, Emerging Agents, Advanced Agents
Kit detects solid liquid and vapor agents at low concentrations of Nerve, Blister, and Blood agents, uses glass ampoules.
What is M256
Used to decrease sustainment costs, help save samples, and speed up delivery, uses 3 panels vs 8 panels
Toxic Only Testing
Decontaminate exterior of mask with 5% chlorine bleach solution
What is Orange Zone