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Natural Attenuation of Persistent Chemical Warfare Agent VX on Selected Interior Building Surfaces
Citation:
U.S. EPA. Natural Attenuation of Persistent Chemical Warfare Agent VX on Selected Interior Building Surfaces. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/R-16/110, 2016.
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Natural attenuation of persistent CWAs such as VX was investigated and occurs, given sufficient time (days to weeks). Natural attenuation was found to be faster at warmer temperatures (i.e., 35 °C and 25 °C) than cooler temperatures (i.e., 10 °C). Attenuation of VX was material dependent with a general trend of faster to slower attenuation in the order ceramic tile - galvanized metal - silanized glass - painted drywall. Trace amounts of VX may still be present weeks to months after a contamination event.
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NATURAL ATTENUATION OF PERSISTENT CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT VX ON SELECTED INTERIOR BUILDING SURFACES (PDF, NA pp, 1158 KB, about PDF)Record Details:
Record Type:DOCUMENT( PUBLISHED REPORT/ REPORT)
Product Published Date:11/16/2016
Record Last Revised:11/17/2016
OMB Category:Other
Record ID:
331570