AIR SAMPLING FOR BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL

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Subject: AIR SAMPLING FOR BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL                            

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Folder Title: DAILY STAFF JOURNALS ARCENT   28-29 NOV 90                                                      

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                    AMC HAS SEVERAL BIOLOGICAL AIR SAMPLING DEVICESO XM2, ON HAND
             @Pil.) AV(41L.ABL-Q FOR IMMEDIATE FIELDING IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION DESERT
             SHIELD.ALT14OUGH T14ESE SAMPLERS ARE NOT CAPABLE OF REAL TIME DETECTION
             AP*4R WARNING OF              A13ENT ATTACK, THEY COULD BE USED TO BATHER
             AIR. SAMPLES fri ESTABLISH BASELINE DATA ON NATURALLY OCCURRING
             BEOI-Otill.;At. 'IICROORGAN(SMS. 041..SOg XM2 SAMPLERS COULD ASSIST IN



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             [jr,7.IF.RlMlt@IN(.i PROPER M@.DICAI.. li@EATMEN'r FOR CASUALTIES OF A BIOLOGICAL
             ;AGENT ATTACR@.
                  XM'.' t,i R@l.-ATTVELY :.:@t3H VOLUME AIR SAMPLER WHICH WILL HANDLE
             !OOC) L -'@-!ERS F:@R r-IINLJI'E-.. ir OPERATES ON 110 VAC AT 300 WATTS9 THERE-
             @f,)RF. @-' SMAL.L. L-@LECTRIC POWER fiENAROTOR WOULD BE NEEDED. AIRBORNE BID-
             LOGICAL MATERIAL 'S TRAPPED IN A CONTAINER OF LIQUID. SAMPLE BOTTLES
4 ;'IINI.ITE '.NTERVALS AND SENT TO LABORATORY (POSSIBL
             FORT DETRIC@l', -cll))   ANAI-YSI'@,.  TURN AROUND TIME FOR RESULTS OF ANA
                 ES FXX@'F@---IED 'li@ !Ai',E SEVERAL DAYS.
             Z,. (U) AMC CAN PROVIDE (2PERAI-OR TRAINING AND HAS SMAls SUPPLY OF
             .;P'ARE PARTS AV(411-A.-iLE, ENOUUH FOR 2C)O (45-MINUTE AIR SAMPLES). MAIN
             TENANCE SUPPf!!Rl' HAS Yi@l- "13 BE WORKED OUT.
                (I-"; fEf--(IRF Wiz        F:I-IRTHER WITH THIS EFFORT TO PROVIDE BID-
                    SAMPLING Cr'ABILIFIY, REQUEST YOUR VIEWS, COMMENTS, QUESTIONS
               I",-'GREF (.if: INTEREST AtE PROVIDED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
             ffi. (U) DAMO-SWC POC TS        Wlt-t-HOITE AT DSN 227-600. DAMO-SWC PHON
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