. "3 History and Analysis of Mustard Agent and Lewisite Research Programs in the United States." Veterans at Risk: The Health Effects of Mustard Gas and Lewisite. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 1993.
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Veterans at Risk: The Health Effects of Mustard Gas and Lewisite
TABLE 3-2 Known Gas Testing Facilities and Test Typesa
Location
Type of Experiments
Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland
Chamber and patch tests Small-scale field tests Gas production
Bainbridge, Maryland
Chamber tests
Dugway Proving Ground, Utah
Large-scale field tests
Camp Sibert, Alabama
Chamber and patch tests (1943-1944 only)
Naval Research Laboratory, Virginia
Chamber and patch tests
Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Illinois
Chamber and patch tests
Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
Chamber tests
San Jose Island, Canal Zone
Large-scale field tests Chamber tests
Bushnell, Florida
Large-scale field tests
Other Allied Tests
Finschhafen, New Guinea
Large-scale field tests
Innisfail, Australia
Large-scale field tests Chamber tests
Porton Down, England
Chamber tests (reported) Patch tests (reported)
a This represents only a partial list of locations, especially for patch tests because patch exposures were a frequent part of training at Chemical Warfare Schools. In addition, British testing reports are still classified and not. available
SOURCES: Cochrane, 1946; Gillis, 1985; Office of Scientific Research and Development, 1946.
TABLE 3-3 Concentration Versus Cumulative Exposure Level: Explanation of Notations in NRL Reports and Modern Literature
Used in NRL reports to signify micrograms (µg, also called gamma) per liter (1, according to modern notation) or µg/l
mg/m3
milligrams per cubic meter, equivalent to µg/l
ppm
parts per million, a volume to volume measurement that, at 25°C at sea level, is equal to 6.5 mg/m3 of sulfur mustard
Cumulative Exposure
CT
Used in NRL reports to signify concentration (C) multiplied by time (T); equal to mg·min/m3, modern notation uses t to signify time (Ct)
a The use of L to signify liters is confusing because L is also the abbreviation for Lewisite. However, used with micrograms in the NRL reports, L signified liters.
SOURCE: Taylor et al., 1943.
summarizes the various notations used in NRL reports, along with other sources, to express concentrations, and compares these with modern notation. In addition, this table illustrates the difference between atmospheric concentration and the concept of cumulative exposure, in which
