| Document ID (ISN) | 53661 |
| CIS number |
90-553 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0002-8894 - American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal |
| Year |
1989 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Vahdat N., Delaney R. |
| Title |
Decontamination of chemical protective clothing |
| Bibliographic information |
Mar. 1989, Vol.50, No.3, p.152-156. 10 ref. |
| Abstract |
This study explored decontamination procedures for removing some organic solvents from protective clothing. The permeation experiments were performed on new and decontaminated specimens in 7 polymer/chemical pairs. The decontamination methods investigated were thermal decontamination and air drying at room temperatures followed by detergent washing. Breakthrough time and steady-state permeation rate were determined by two different methods for new and decontaminated materials. The results showed that unless the contamination is limited to the outside surface of an elastomer or the chemical has a very large diffusion coefficient in the material, aeration and washing with detergent may not be an effective decontamination procedure for the type of solvent studied. On the other hand, thermal decontamination was shown to be effective in removing the contaminant from the matrix of the elastomers, and the decontaminated materials had permeation parameters similar to the new materials. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
chemical protective clothing; decontamination; organic solvents |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
solvent resistance; description of technique; permeability testing |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Ionizing radiation
Protective clothing
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