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1. REPORT DATE (DD-MM-YYYY)
16-12-2013
3. DATES COVERED (From - To)
Test Operations Procedure (TOP) 10-2-022A
Chemical Vapor and Aerosol System-Level Testing of Chemical/Biological
Protective Suits
5c. PROGRAM ELEMENT NUMBER
7. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES)
U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground
West Desert Test Center (TEDT-DPW-CTC)
Dugway, UT 84022-5000
8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION
REPORT NUMBER
TOP 10-2-022A
9. SPONSORING/MONITORING AGENCY NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES)
Range Infrastructure Division (CSTE-TM)
U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command
2202 Aberdeen Boulevard
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-5001
ACRONYM(S)
11. SPONSOR/MONITOR’S REPORT
NUMBER(S)
Same as item 8
12. DISTRIBUTION/AVAILABILITY STATEMENT
Distribution Statement A. Approved for public release; distribution unlimited.
13. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES
Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC), AD NO.: ADA597248
This TOP supersedes TOP 10-2-022 dated 14 December 2005
This TOP provides the standard for designing and conducting tests estimating penetration of chemical agent vapor
and aerosol simulant through chemical/biological (CB) protective suit systems while the suits are worn. Methyl salicylate
(MeS) is used to simulate a chemical agent vapor challenge. Nontoxic, fluorescent-tagged silica aerosol particles are
used to simulate an aerosol chemical agent challenge. For the vapor tests, personal sampling devices (PSDs), such as
passive absorbent devices, are used to monitor chemical concentration inside the suits. For the aerosol tests, a
discussion is offered of the sampling methods used to determine aerosolized chemical concentration inside the suits.
Test data are analyzed using a body region hazard analysis (BRHA) to provide an indication of the protection levels of
the suit systems when exposed to vesicant or nerve chemical agents.
Aerosol; Man-In-Simulant Test; MIST; methyl salicylate; MeS; passive absorbent device; PAD; Body Region Analysis
Process; BRHA; whole suit system testing; Chemical/Biological; CB; Defense Testing
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19a. NAME OF RESPONSIBLE PERSON
19b. TELEPHONE NUMBER (include area code)
Standard Form 298 (Rev. 8-98)
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