M25 8 NOV 90

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Subject: M25  8 NOV 90                                                   

Box  ID: BX000455

Document Number:         14

Folder Title: INTELLIGENCE REPORTS AUG 90  DS-DS-2                                                            

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          BL.-IJIRRED VISION ARE THE MOST COMMON FINDINGS.            HIGH CONCENTRATIONS
          MAY CAL,jc',,@E RHINITIS, EqRC,)NC;HII'16, AND OCCASI:ONAL-LY PL.JLMONARY EDEMA.
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          CONJUNCTIVAE AND EYELINDS, DIGESTIVE DISTi@;BANCES, LOSS OF.- WETDHI
          AND GENERAL- Diz-BIL-ITY. 11' IS A (-OMMC)N AIR CONTAMINAN'I-. IT IS AN
          INSIDIOUS POISON SINCE SENSE OF SrvIEL-L- MAY BE FATIGUED AND FAIL. TO
          GIVE WARNING OF HIGH CONCENTRATIONS.
          3.            H2E@ IS HIGHL-Y CORROSIVE, ESPECIALLY TO FERROUS A'-L-OYS,
          NYL.ON AND (,El.-.L-UL..OSE FIBERS.   IN FACI-, DUE TO THE CORROSIVE NATURE
          OF Fi2S, L-ARGE POF@-RIONS OF VJEL-L,HEAD EQUIPMENT LIAVE TO E@E REF@L.ACED ON
          A REGULAR BASIS.
          4. - -        H26 CAN NOT BE DETECTED BY NORMAL Ml[-IT)RY NBC DETECTION
          EQUIPMENT. HOWEVER, H2S CAN BE READILY DETECTED BY COMMERCIAL-
          EQUIPMENT THAT IS SDE-@IFICALL-Y DESIGNED TO H2S WHICH IS NORMALLY
          USED BY DI'- COMPANIES IN THE AREA. A FIELD EXPEDIENT MEANS OF
          DETECTING H@'S -'IS -FHROUGI-I THE USE OF MOISTENED L.ITMUS PAPER. H2S
          FORMS SULFURIC ACID UF'ON CONTACI- WITH WATER AND WIL-L TURN THE WET
          LITMUS PAPER PINI".
          6.        . F'RESENTLY FIELDED PROTECTIVE MA-@KS WILL PROVIDE SOME
AND -F.             HE FILTER
          EL-EMENTS WIL-L.- NEED TO BE REPLACED.         ONCE -,'-;IE FIL.TERS OR PROTECTIVE
          SUITS HAVE BECOME SATLJIRATED, -rHE I-q2C WILL- REACT WITH PERSPIRATION.
          ll'q ADDITION, THE SMAL-'- MOLECL'I    E SIZE OF H2S WILL 111AKE IT MUCH MORE




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          CAPABLE OF PENETRATING CURRENT MAST@ FILTERS.
          7.            THE MOST EFFECTIVE MEANS OF ELIMINATING H-S IS BY
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          BURNING IT    OFF.@   1-12E@ IS A VERY DANGEROUS FIRE FIAZARD WHEN E.XF'OSED
          TO HEAT, FT-AME OR OXIDIZERS. MODERATE EXPLOSION i-iA7@ARI.D WHEN
          EXPOSED TO PIEAT OR FLAME-. BEFORE FIGHTING FIRE STOP THE FLOW OF
          THE GAS AT    -ri-ie @IJRCE.   WHEN IT IS NOT F,RACTICAL TO EQUF@N OFF THE
          GAS, USING    WATER -ro SPRAY DOWN THE AREA                REDUCE THE
          CONCENTRATION OF-- ld-@ BUT            (,(-)USE THE PRODUCTION OF@ SULFURIC

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