CBW AGENT SAMPLING PROCEDURES

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Subject: CBW AGENT SAMPLING PROCEDURES                                   

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Parent Organization: HSC         

Box ID: BX003203

Folder Title: CBW AGENT SAMPLING PROCEDURES                                                                   

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       COLLECTION AND TRANSPORTATION OF SUSPECTED CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL
       GENTS (U) U/CNANGE 1.
       RACKGROMN&s THE THREAT OF CHEMIC4L@SIOLOGICAL (CS) USE WITHIN
       I*tyt INEOITER OF OPEIIMTIOII (KTO) IS CONSIDERED TO BE 141CH ;N
       'RT OF HOSTILITIES. SUSPECTED CB ATTACKS WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT
       AY AND POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS. IT WILL DRASTICLLY IMPACT
        OPERATIONSO RETALIATION, CONTAMINATION AVOIDANCE, AND MEDICAL
       4EL VITH POST CONtAfffHATION TREATMENT FROCEDURES. COLLECTION,
       ING. DOCUNEItTimr,, AND TRANSPORTING OF CB SAMPLES MUST BE
       E.  THIS ENSURES T14E CREDIBILITY OF ANALYSIS. AND TIMELY
       ATION TO THE COMMANDER. TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE TEAMS, FOPP THE
       GM MATERIEL INTELLIGENCE BATTALION, THAT ARE SUPPORTING VII
       XVIII CORPS AND t REF G2, VILL ASSIST VITH THEIS OPERATION.
       'AMPLE COLLECTIONI
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       r" XVIII ABC G2, VII CORPS G2, SOCCENT J2, MARCENT '@2, CEHTAF



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       @ HAVCENT 92. WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR COLLECTING AND
       FERRIKG SAMPLES TO TNE JOINT CAPTURED MATERIAL EXPLOITATION
       R (JCMEC). COMMANDER, JCMEC LOCATED AT AL KHOSPR WILL RECEIVE
       CTED CHEMICAL SAMPLES AHI) BIOMEDICAL SAMPLES THROUGH THE 55TH
       ATION HOSPITAL LOCATED ON DHAHRAN AS. THE JCMEC IS RESP04SIBLE
       'OORDINATING SHIPMENT OF SUSPECTED CHEMICAL?BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES TO
       BASED LABORTORIES. TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE TEAMS NBC
       NOISSANCE TEAMS, SPECIAL OPERATION TEAMS HAYE THE PRIMARY
       OH TO COLLECT CHEMICAL SAMPLES AND PROCESS THROUGH INTELLIGENCE
       ELS TO THE JCMEC. BIOMEDICAL SAMPLES UILL BE COLLECTED BY
       LION, AND DIVIDSZOII MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITIES, COMBAT AND
       ATION HOSPITALS, AND TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE TEAMS. TECHNICAL
       LICENCE TERMS WILL ASSEST TN THE PROCESSING AND EVACUATION OF
       SAMPLES.
       (U) CHEMICAL SAMPLES; THE METHODOLOGY FOR COLLECTING THE FOUR
TAL) SAMPLES. IN ORDER TO ANALYZE
       ES FOR CHEMICAL AGENT PRESENCE CORRECTLY, SAMPLE DOCUMENTATION
       BE COMPLETED ON ALL CNERICAL SAMPLES.
       (1) (U) COLLECTING LTQUID AEROSOL/VAPOR SAMPLES;
          (A) (U) USING AN ELECTIC OR HAND PUMP (RECORD THE TYPE USED




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       VOLUME SAMPLED]. MARC 09 THE OUTSIDE WITH A SAMPLE IDFMTrF-ir.ATION
       AND CLOSE THE ENDS TIGHTLEY.
          (2) (U) RETURN THE SAMPLING TUBE TO THE PIGLETS, (AN AIR
       STEEL CONTAINER), MARK ON THE OUTSIDE VIT)I A SAMPLE
       'IFICATION CODE $IND CLOSE THE ENDS TIGHTLY .
       (2) (U) COLLECTION OF VEGETATION SAMPLES:
          (A) (U) COLLECT VEGET14TION WHICH APPEARS IN ANY WAY TO BE
       -RENT FROM NORMAL, NEARBY VEGETATION ( E.G. DISCOLOTED OR WIT14EFED
       ATION, 02 YEGETATION HAYING POVOER OR DROPLETS PRESENT).
          (9) (U) YEGETATION SAMPLES SHOULD BE COLLECTED AT SEVERAL
       TONS WITHIN SUSPECTED CONTAMINATED AREAS.



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Document 9 f:/Week-36/BX003203/CBW AGENT SAMPLING PROCEDURES/cbw agent sampling procedures:1125961012495
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File Room = sep96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-36
Box ID = BX003203
Unit = OTSG
Parent Organization = HSC
Folder Title = CBW AGENT SAMPLING PROCEDURES
Folder Seq # = 197
Subject = CBW AGENT SAMPLING PROCEDURES
Document Seq # = 1
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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 25-NOV-1996