Gas Standards for Chemical Warfare Agent (CWA) Simulants
Recent world events have reinforced the need for accurate detection and analysis of trace concentration Chemical Warfare Agents (CWAs).
Calibrating analytical devices using real agents is dangerous and difficult so simulants such as Dimethyl methylphosphonate (DMMP) and Diisopropylmethylphosphonate (DIMP) are used as G-agent simulants and Methyl salicylate (MS) and 2-Chloroethyl ethyl sulfide (CEES) are simulants for HD agents.
KIN-TEK Analytical, Inc. offers several CWA simulants for calibrating detectors or researching new methods of rapid detection. Trace Source disposable permeation tubes used within a FlexStream™ Permeation System provide an excellent method for creating high quality gas standards. Dilution of the output gas from the permeation tube provides step changes for creating a calibration curve of different concentrations. Secondary dilution capability with the addition of controlled %RH humidified gas in the right matrix provides the best combination to test for real life detection scenarios that would occur in humid environments.
