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Record Nr.

UNINA9910973555403321

Titolo

Testing and evaluation of standoff chemical agent detectors / / Committee on testing and evaluation of standoff chemical agent detectors. Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 2003

ISBN

9786610209262

9780309168342

0309168341

9781280209260

1280209267

9780309507127

030950712X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource  (xii, 65 pages)

Disciplina

623.4/592

Soggetti

Environmental sciences - Research - United States

Environmental engineering - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Acknowledgment of Reviewers -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Overview -- 3 Recommended Test Protocol and Decision Tree for Passive Detectors -- 4 Recommended Test Protocol and Decision Tree for Active Detectors (Lidar) -- 5 Simulant Characteristics and Specifics -- 6 Research Areas to Support the Test Protocols for Standoff Detectors -- 7 Decision Making and Risk -- 8 Summary of Recommendations -- Appendix A Statement of Work -- Appendix B Committee Membership -- Appendix C Risk Assessment in the Testing, Evaluation, and Use of Standoff Detectors -- Appendix D Acronyms and Glossary of Terms.

Sommario/riassunto

The report provides an independent assessment of suitable test protocols that might be useful and reliable for the testing and evaluation of standoff chemical agent detectors. The report proposes two testing protocols, one for passive detectors and one for active detectors, to help ensure the reliable detection of a release of chemical



warfare agents. The report determined that testing these detectors by release of chemical warfare agents into the atmosphere would not provide additional useful information on the effectiveness of these detectors than would a rigorous testing protocol using chemical agents in the laboratory combined with atmospheric release of simulated chemical warfare agents.