Round Robin testing exercise on method 8C of the STANAG 4360

Authors:

  • Arnoldsson Kristina C
  • Claesson Ola
  • Jansson Anita

Publish date: 2005-01-01

Report number: FOI-R--1732--SE

Pages: 24

Written in: English

Keywords:

  • Round Robin
  • STANAG
  • chemical agents
  • mustard gas
  • soman
  • VX
  • paint system
  • decontamination

Abstract

The resistance of paints to chemical agents is tested according to method 8C of the STANAG 4360. In order to validate the revised method, a Round Robin testing exercise has been performed on panels provided by NATO. This report contains the Swedish results of absorbed and desorbed amounts of mustard gas, soman and VX. The Swedish results from paint system "NATO" in the present study is well in agreement with the results from the other participating nations. All nations measured an absorbed amount of HD above the limit. Two nations - Sweden and the Netherlands - measured a desorbed amount of HD above the limit. All nations measured absorbed and desorbed amounts below the limits for nerve gases. The report discusses method parameters such as number of extractions, extraction efficiency and recovery.