1 15 4 https://www.nal.usda.gov/exhibits/speccoll/files/original/50895b74ee0b34fdb7471c0610e6b1ac.pdf aa789e5f74124c14f75120e6500e2269 PDF Text Text Item ID Number 00242 Author Corporate Author Report/Article TltlO Form: Military Insecticides, Use in Vietnam, AOPO/November-December 1983, Document Source: Disposition Form - AVHSU - PM, Subj: Visit of 24 Nov 71 to 3rd Surgical Hosp., Binh Thuy Journal/Book Title Year 000 ° Month/Day Color n Number of Images 1 DeSCriptOU NotOS Briefly describes return of Malathion drums to Long Binh Monday, January 22, 2001 Page 254 of 341 �Military Insecticides Use In Vietnam AOPO/tfoveraber-December 1983 Document Source A\f tASvJ - P/M Date of Document 5^, ^4- ^ ?*"»> M 3A $K_«i<«0 IWf . j Insecticides Mentioned (Type/Quantity/Use) <V r-t/Htl^ <• vz Other Information If Available Method of Application Location of Application Military Unit if Different from Above Names of Personnel Mentioned Significant Event(s) - Spill, Fire, Explosion, Clean-up tu � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange Description An account of the resource <p style="margin-top: -1em; line-height: 1.2em;">The Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange comprises 120 linear feet and spans the late 1800s to 2005; however, the bulk of the coverage is from the 1960s to the 1980s and there are many undated items. The collection was donated to Special Collections of the National Agricultural Library in 1985 by Dr. Alvin L. Young (1942- ). Dr. Young developed the collection as he conducted extensive research on the military defoliant Agent Orange. The collection is in good condition and includes letters, memoranda, books, reports, press releases, journal and newspaper clippings, field logs and notebooks, newsletters, maps, booklets and pamphlets, photographs, memorabilia, and audiotapes of an interview with Dr. Young.</p> <p>For more about this collection, <a href="/exhibits/speccoll/exhibits/show/alvin-l--young-collection-on-a">view the Agent Orange Exhibit.</a></p> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Box The box containing the original item. 019 Folder The folder containing the original item. 0242 Series The series number of the original item. Series II Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Form: Military Insecticides, Use in Vietnam, AOPO/November-December 1983, Document Source: Disposition Form - AVHSU - PM, Subj: Visit of 24 Nov 71 to 3rd Surgical Hosp., Binh Thuy Subject The topic of the resource pesticide storage pesticide disposal https://www.nal.usda.gov/exhibits/speccoll/files/original/174a023bbc04a671aa18a8fa975d965d.pdf fc43748fc0fae6722c808934f405d30c PDF Text Text Item ID Number 00241 Author Corporate Author Report/Article TltlB Form: Military Insecticides, Use In Vietnam, AOPO/November-December 1983, Document Source: Disposition Form - Survey of Chemical Hazards, 22 August 1971 Journal/Book Title Year 000 ° Month/Day Color LJ Number of Images 5 DOSCripten NOtBS Includes the disposition form, which describes a survey of Long Binh Depot's storage area conducted on 19 August 1971 by A.F.J. Sommerand N.E. Pennington Monday, January 22, 2001 Page 253 of 341 �Military Insecticides Use In Vietnam AOPO/tfoveraber-December 1983 Document Source tXSfCStV^ v<r»^ _ - jU>^>^M U \ Date of Document Insecticides Mentioned (Type/Quant ity/Use) Other Information If Available Method of Application : Location of Application Military Unit if Different from Above Names of Personnel Mentioned Significant Event(s) - Spill, Fire, Explosion, Clean-up �DISPOSITION FORM For *&•• ol this form, ••• AR 340-15; *• proponent ogoncy It Th» Adfutonl C*n«rol'i Offic*. x£H=ffiNC£ OK OfTKt SYMBOL AVHSU-PM WWKT Survey of Chemical Hazards «°M C, PVNTMED Div DATE 22 Aug 71 CMT 1 LTG'Pennington/dg/2605 $. 1. A survey of the Long Binh Depot chemical storage area was conducted on 19 Aug 71 by COL A.F.J. Sommer, Chief, Preventive Medicine Division and LTC N.E. Pennington, Entomology Consultant, accompanied by LTC Hichard R. Williams, Chief, Storage Division, Long Binh Depot. 2. This survey revealed many containers of toxic pesticide materials which were leaking due to rust, chemical deterioration and/or damage. These materials include such concentrated pesticides as 95% Malathion, 72% Chlordane, 18% Dieldri 12% Lindane, 75% DDT and the less concentrated 5% DDT and 2% Diazinon. These hazardous materials are contaminating sizable areas in two locations within the depot. Most of these materials are readily absorbed through the skin and in their concentrated form present a very serious health hazard to personnel working in and around these areas. The very poor condition of containers make it extremely hazardous for the unsupecting or unknowledgeable individual to attempt to handle these materials for any purpose. In addition to the hazard presented through accidental direct contact with these chemicals, many of them are prepared in a light oil base presenting a potential fire hazard when thus exposed to accidental ignition. 3. Considerable amounts of hazardous chemicals and.pesticides are unserviceable, unauthorized for further use or excess to the needs of this command and require disposal. Several staff sections of this command are currently involved in identifying these materials, determining quantities, developing disposal recommendafetions and requesting disposal guidance from higher command. This is an arduous task which will require coordination and the utmost cooperation between staff elements involved, ICCV, support commands and Depot personnel. 4. The total problem of disposal is not expected to be resolved in the very near future; however, the health hazard to personnel of this command by exposure to these toxic chemicals must be dealt with immediately. The only obvious solution to this immediate problem is^to recontainerize these materials to remove the exposure hazard. The condition of many containers is such that they could not even be moved to a disposal site without endangering the.personnel involved with such movement. It is recognized that transferring these materials to new containers presents an exposure hazard in itself and all due caution, protective and safety devices, must be employed. Technical guidance for minimum precautions 'necessary to handle these chemicals is available through the USAKV Surgeon and Safety Officer. In general the precautions would include a thorough knowledge of the item being handled, protective clothes (aprons, boots, gloves, etc.), P A | FORM OylQ/? tJr\ i FES « £*r«7Q REPLACES 00 FOR* H, EXISTING SUPPLIES Of WHICH WILL K ISSUED AND UCKO UNTIL i FEB u UNI CM SOONER EXHAUSTED. . _„ " GPO �6 'i **.>. • '*' v ';:r* SUBJECT: Survey of Chemical Hazards :' 22Aug71 respiratory protection, availability of soap and a large quantity of water for decontamination in case of accidental spills, coordination with the local medical treatment facility to insure antidotes are available, if required, and close supervision to insure adherence to safety precautions. All hazardous chemicals and pesticides which require disposal and for which disposal instructions are not available should be segregated in an area of minimal traffic and marked with signs in both English and Vietnamese as a toxic chemical area. 5. During this survey no attempt was made to identify all of the hazardous chemicals and pesticides which will require repackaging or recontainerizing, nor was any attempt made to identify all items in this class which are no longer authorized or are in excess to the requirements of this command. It was noted; however, that several items marked for disposal (PDO) were high or medium use items, and it appeared that many could be returned to stock with little or no repackaging or recrating effort, but some sorting effort would be required. It is well recognized, that the best method of disposal is through normal intended use of the item; therefore, every effort should be made to salvage and return to stocks all items and quantities possible so they can be expended through normal usage. This will require accurate inventories and coordination to reduce requisitioning objectives and to insure that stocks are reduced to proper levels. 6. The Surgeon will provide every assistance possible by itemizing those items which are no longer authorized for use or are in excess to the needs of the command and will provide recommendations for disposal of items which have been or are being developed. In order to provide this assistance a list of the items, accurate quantities on-hand and physical locations must; however, be provided. 7. During this survey some items in poor or damaged, leaking containers were specifically identified, but no quantities were obtained. Based on this infornation the following recommendations are made for these specific items: a. 6840-926-1481-Insecticide, Malathion, 95%, 55 gal drums. This item is a high use item and the containers are not in a deteriorated condition. The spillage and resulting contamination was caused by damage to the drums during handling. Recommandahions: ' (1) Closer supervision be employed to prevent damage to drums during handling. (2) Solutions still remaining in damaged drums be recontainerized and issued for use. �SUBJECT; Savvey of Chemicai Hazards *' " (3) 'Drums fee palletized to facilitate handling. • b. 6840-270-8262 -Insecticide, Ghlordane, 72%, 5 gal can. This item has a limited use in the command. Recommendations: (1) Serviceable material be returned to stock. (2) Material in unserviceable containers be recontainerized and placed in the segregated area pending disposal instructions. c. 6840-264-9043 - Insecticide, Dieldrin, 18%, 5 gal can. There is no further requirement for this item. Recommend that material in poor containers be recontainerized and all stocks be placed in the segregated area pending disposal instructions. d. 6840-685-5438 - Insecticide, Malathion, 57%, 5galca,n. This is a high use item and a large quantity was noted marked PDO. Recommendations: (1) All serviceable containers be separated from unserviceable containers and returned to stock (at a cost of approximately $30.00 per can, this is an economical exercise). These stocks should be marked for issue priority over cans in new condition. (2) Serviceable material (uncontaminated by water or foreign matter) in unserviceable containers be recontainerized and returned to stock as above. (3) Unserviceable material in unserviceable containers be recontainerized and placed in segregated area pending disposal instructions. e. 6840-264-6692 - Insecticide, DDT, 75%, 20 Ib pails. This is a limited use item. Recommend that serviceable material be returned to stock and material in unserviceable containers be recontainerized and placed in segregated area pending disposal instructions. f. 6840-253-3892 - Insecticide, DDT, 5%, 5 gal can. This item has been restricted to limited cuse and is considered as no longer required. There appears to be large amounts of this item on hand and attempts should be made to transfer this item to ARVN, USAID, or other agency, to obtain disposal through intended use. Recommend material in unserviceable containers be recontainerized and all stocks placed, in the segregated area pending disposal instructions. �AVHSU-RM , SUBJECT: Survey of ••-••• .»• . . Hazardsx; Chemical • • •• " . ' • -:'"5*i " ""'' ' r ",,.j, ,. -- . ,. ' : I "*V'."' ,r,fc' ••.-•-.:.., ••• • i ' • '• ''-" " '•. . " • g. 8840-753-5038-Insecticide, Diaiinon, 2%, 25 Ib pail. This is a high use item. Recommendations: (1) All serviceable containers be returned to stock. (2) Serviceable material in unserviceable containers be recontainerized and returned to stock. (3) Unserviceable material be recontainerized and. placed in the segregated, area pending disposal instructions. h. 6840-242-4213 - Insecticide, Lindane, 12%, 5 gal can. This item is no longer required. Recommend that material in unserviceable containers be recontainerized and all stocks placed in the segregated area pending disposal instructions. V\ A.F/.J. SOMMER Colonel, MC Chief, Preventive Medicine Division � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange Description An account of the resource <p style="margin-top: -1em; line-height: 1.2em;">The Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange comprises 120 linear feet and spans the late 1800s to 2005; however, the bulk of the coverage is from the 1960s to the 1980s and there are many undated items. The collection was donated to Special Collections of the National Agricultural Library in 1985 by Dr. Alvin L. Young (1942- ). Dr. Young developed the collection as he conducted extensive research on the military defoliant Agent Orange. The collection is in good condition and includes letters, memoranda, books, reports, press releases, journal and newspaper clippings, field logs and notebooks, newsletters, maps, booklets and pamphlets, photographs, memorabilia, and audiotapes of an interview with Dr. Young.</p> <p>For more about this collection, <a href="/exhibits/speccoll/exhibits/show/alvin-l--young-collection-on-a">view the Agent Orange Exhibit.</a></p> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Box The box containing the original item. 019 Folder The folder containing the original item. 0241 Series The series number of the original item. Series II Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Form: Military Insecticides, Use in Vietnam, AOPO/November-December 1983, Document Source: Disposition Form - Survey of Chemical Hazards, 22 August 1971 Subject The topic of the resource pesticide storage pesticide disposal DDT https://www.nal.usda.gov/exhibits/speccoll/files/original/4d743962fd8c214ba961e2d98146eb7f.pdf 479a342e3c43056f1bace42554093058 PDF Text Text Item ID Number °0222 Author Corporate Author RBDOrt/ArtiCle Title Message: from 12; IFW PHU CAT AB RVN to 7AF/DMSAG/TSM AB RVN with subject Pesticides and Herbicides, December?, 1970 Journal/Book Title Year 000 ° Month/Day Color O Number of Images 1 handwritten at top of original copy "CHECO Microfilm CH-59-1 Insecticides in Sea; S.H.R.C. Maxwell AFB AL" Monday, January 22, 2001 Page 234 of 341 �Ctf«o rtfcxow* CH-#M~ ^Drfcte£eiS** i*j£&A 14 P 0? Cfel TAINfcRi swro CONTUOL &<4O OTHf8 !M»a: ISSUE' fOR CC&TBOt CSr COf^TAirsEfii * T't ' ; . • " ' H. J "<,.F C C ' ^ f R O L '.-1 i TO SOOD, SONS: . I'-iSOf FKCfPTIOw COOf Q ea � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange Description An account of the resource <p style="margin-top: -1em; line-height: 1.2em;">The Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange comprises 120 linear feet and spans the late 1800s to 2005; however, the bulk of the coverage is from the 1960s to the 1980s and there are many undated items. The collection was donated to Special Collections of the National Agricultural Library in 1985 by Dr. Alvin L. Young (1942- ). Dr. Young developed the collection as he conducted extensive research on the military defoliant Agent Orange. The collection is in good condition and includes letters, memoranda, books, reports, press releases, journal and newspaper clippings, field logs and notebooks, newsletters, maps, booklets and pamphlets, photographs, memorabilia, and audiotapes of an interview with Dr. Young.</p> <p>For more about this collection, <a href="/exhibits/speccoll/exhibits/show/alvin-l--young-collection-on-a">view the Agent Orange Exhibit.</a></p> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Box The box containing the original item. 018 Folder The folder containing the original item. 0222 Series The series number of the original item. Series II Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Message: from 12; IFW PHU CAT AB RVN to 7AF/DMSAG/TSM AB RVN with subject Pesticides and Herbicides, December 7, 1970 Subject The topic of the resource herbicide storage pesticide storage Project CHECO https://www.nal.usda.gov/exhibits/speccoll/files/original/38121c0feb6d86403d582a42b364adf1.pdf 9564937ad5bf43ad91dafe5ff9ff377b PDF Text Text Item ID Number 00214 Author Corporate Author Report/Article Title Military Specification, Insecticide, Malathion Journal/Book Title Year Month/Day Color March 26 n Number of Images 13 DOSCrlOtOn Notes Accompanied by routing slip to Dr. Young from SSG Davis, October 6, 1983 Monday, January 22, 2001 Page 226 of 341 �Date ROUTING AND TRANSMITTA1. SLIP TO: (Name, office symbol, room number, building, Agency/Past) Initials File Action Note and Return Per Conversation Approval _^i"CsL Requested Circulate _ Comment_ __ Coordination Date For_Correction _ For Your Information See Me Investigate Signature Prepare Reply Justify^ REMARKS DO NOT isjs this form as a RECORD of approvals, concurrences, disposals, clearances, and similar actions Tiij, org. symbol, Agenc>/Pjst) j Room No.—Bldg. Phone No. OFflONAl FORM 41 (Rev. iPmscribed by GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.206 7-76) �MIL-I-5106>tC 26 _ __ SUPERSEDING' ~ MIL-M-5106'4B 20 December 19<>5 MILITARY SPECIFICATIOH INSECTICIDE, MALATHIOB This specification is n&ndatory for use by all Departments and Agencies of the Department of Defense. 1. SCOPE 1.1 Scojge_. This specification covers tvo grades of malathiou insecticide,, chemically kncvn as 0,0-4ijnethyl phosphorodithioate of diethyl mercapt,osucc inat*. 1.2 Classification^ specif led "fsee ~5~s)~: Malathion shall be of the following grades as Grade A - Premium. Grade B - General purpose. 2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS 2.1 GoYernr.cnt docuaentg. The folloving documents of the issue in effect on date of invitation for bids or request for proposal form a part of this specification to the extent specified herein. SPECIFICATIONS FEDERAL PPP-D-729 - Drums: Metal, 55 Gallon (for Shipment of Noncorrosive Material). oTAUDARDS MIUTART MIL-STB-105 - MIL-STD-129 - Sampling Procedures and Tables for Inspection by Attributes Marking for Fhipment and Storage. Tl 113 DOCUMENT CCf JTAINS rec �(Copies of specifIcatic.is, standards, drawings, and publ*oations required by suppliers In connection with specific procurement functions should b* obtained from th« procuring activity or as directed by th« contracting officer.) 2.2 Otl^r_j^blJ.cjations. The following documents form a part of this specification to the extent specified herein. Unless otherwise indicated, the issue in effect on date of invitation for bids or request for proposal shall apply. FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, AND RODF.NTICIDE ACT (The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and F-odenticide Act of 191)7 is under the jurisdiction of the Environmental Protection Agency, Pesticides Office, Washington, DC 20250.) UNIFORM FREIGHT CLASSIFICATION PULES (Application for copies should be addressed to the Uniform Classification Committee, Boom 116, 222 South Riverside Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60606.) NATIONAL MOTOR FREIGHT CLASSIFICATION RULES (Application for copies should be addressed to the American Trucking Associations, Inc., Tariff Orcler Section, Ibl6 P Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036.) AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS (ASTM) STANDARDS D891-59 - Specific Gravity of Industrial Aroir.atic Hydrocarbon* and Related Materials. D1193-70 - Reagent Water. D1533-61 - Water in Insulating Liquids (Karl Fischer Method). (Application for copies should be addrested to the American Society for Testing and Materials, 1916 Pace Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.) (Technical society and technical association specifications and standards are generally available for reference from libraries. They ar« also distributed among technical groups and using Federal agencies.) �MIL-I-5106fcC 3. REQUIREMENTS 3.1 C_h<Bjilcal_andL^h^6lcal__characteristicj_. biathlon shall confer* to the chemical and physical characteristics of table I when tested aa specified therein. Table I. Cheaical__a.nd p_hy_sical characjber 1 st 1 et Characteristic Purity, percent by weight, ulnL-num Diethyl fuinarate, percent by weight, maximum Acidity (am aulfuric a c i d ) , percent by weight, maximum Water, percent by weight, Kujclraum Methyl rerc&ptan, parts per million, maximum Iron, parts per nillion, cia-tlmum Specific gravity at r5°/25° C k. .Requirenient_ : Tert Grade A Grade B paragraph 95.0 95.0 1..2.1..1 1.5 1.5 l».2.1i.2 0.6 0.6 0.1 l».2.Ji.3 l*.2.i».l» 0.1 1,0.0 10.0 1.225+ 0.010 —— 10.0 1.225* 0.010 1».2.1«.5 fc.2.1«.6 li.2.1».T QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS J*.! Re£EpnjBiJiilit> for _ins£ectjLpii. Unless otherwise specified in the contract or purchase order, the supplier is responsible for the performance of all inspection requirements as specified herein. Except as otherwise specified in the contract or order, the supplier may use his ovn or any ot.ier facilities suitable for the performance of the inspection requirements specified herein, unless disapproved by the Government. The Government reserves the right to perform any of the inspections set forth in the specification where such inspections are deemed necessary to assure supplies and services conform to specified requirements. .2 crc^.nceIn spt ct_ion_. i t . C . i Lottjln£. A lot shall consist of the r.alathion produced by one manufacturer, at one plant, from the saae materials, and under essentially the sane ffianufncturin,; conditions In a period of no acre than 2k hours provided the operation is continuous. In the event the process is a batch operation, each batch shall constitute a lot (see 6 . 3 ) . �MIL-1 It.2.2.1 l£Ji^-^^^^^^^f^iy^ion_TormJ.f.livery. Saapling for examination of preparation for delivery shall bY "conducted In accord&nc* with MIL-STD-105„ 1».2.2.2 For_test_. Sampling for test shall b« conducted in accordance with table II. A representative specimen of approximately 1 liter shall be removed froai each sample container and placed In a suitable clean, dry container labeled to identify the lot and container from which it v&a taken. Table II. T>ir.r>lin- for test Number of containers in batch c;- lot 2 to 25 26 to 150 Over 150 U ,2.3 Number of sa. -".« containers . 2 3 J Inspecti_oc_J?rocji •1-ure_. It.2.3.1 For ejc ami nation of jar ep a rat lor. •_5r__delivcrv_. The sample unit shall be one filled shipping container. Sample containers and the preparation for delivery tr.»reof shall be cxanlne.i for the following defects using an AQL of 1.5 percent defective: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) Contents per container not as specified Container not as specified Container clr c a~e not as 8;'<eoified Container darcn.«ed or leahin.? Interior coating missing cr not as specified Exterior paint roatinp, mist inf. or not as specified Marking incorrect, missing, or illegible U.2.3.2 For test. Each sanple specimen taXen in 14.2.2.2 shall b« tested as specified In *».2.U. Failure of any test by any specimen shall be cause for rejection of tne lot represented. k.2.k Tests_. Water in accordance with ASTM D1193 *nd reagent grade chemicals shall bo us«d throughout the tests. Wher* applicable, blank determinations shall b* rtin and corrections applied where significant. Teats shall be conducted as follows: �l».2.^.1 Purity. (8e« 6.*.) Use chlorlde-fr** water In all applications for this teat. Standardize the silver nitrate solution potentiometrically and determine the inflection point in the same Banner as described in (b) and (c) for the malathion determination. (a) Ion exchange resin. Convert "Amberlite" IRAUOO (chiorId* fora, see 6.?), 3 to 5 percent crosslinked and 20 to 50 mesh sit*, to the nitrate fora as follows: Transfer the resin to a large chroaatographic column and pass approximately 2[ nitric acid through the resin ! bed until all chloride ion is exchanged. (To check completeness of conversion, add 1 nilllliter (ml) of 0.1N silver nitrate solution to 10 IB! of the eluate. No turbidity should be observed.) Wash the resin bed with vater until the pH of the eluated water is the same as that of th* water used for washing. Wash the resin bed vlth four portions of anhydrous eth&nol and allov the resin to air dry. (b) Procedure. Weigh to the nearest 0,1 milligram (mg) approximately 2.0 grcnsTg) of the specimen Into a 50-ml volumetric flask and dilute to the mark with anhydrous ethanol. Shake well t« mix. Add approximately 2.0 g of "Aaberlite" IRMOO (nitrate form) prepared as specified iu (a) to the flask and mix well by moderate shaking for 5 minutes. Allow the resin to settle and transfer a 25-ml aliquot of the supernatant liquid into a 1500-ml beaker. Add 20 ml of 0.5K. ethanollc potassium hydroxide solution to the beaker and swirl for exactly 1 minute. Add 100 ml of vater to the beaker and 2 drops of phenolphthalein indicator solution (1 g per 100 ml, in ethanol). While stirring mechanically with a magnetic stirring bar, add dropvise 1 to 1 nitric acid until th* disappearance of the pink color. Adjust the final pH to 6.5 to 7.0 with 1 to 6 nitric acid or 0.51[ ethwiolic potassium hydroxide solution, as required, using a pH meter. Carefully add 900 ml of acetone. With mechanical stirring, slowly add, from a buret, 25 ml of 0.1H silver nitrate solution. Stir for 2 minutes. Continue the titration on an automatic recording titrlmeter using a Beckman combination electrode, catalog number 39187 or equal (see 6.6). Deliver the silver nitrate solution at a rate no greater than 1 ml per minute until a millivoltage (mv) of -250 is reached. NOTE: 1.000 g of 100 percent malathion consumes about 30.2 ml of 0.15 silver nitrate solution; 1.000 g of 95 percent malathion consumes about 2d.7 ml of 0.1B silver nitrate solution. (*) £S**JEi2£.' Plot tn* "ilH^oltage (from about +30 to -250 mv) versus corresponding milliliters of 0.1N silver nitrate solution on linear graph pa-^er. Determine the milliliters of O.lJH silver nitrate solution corresponding to the point of inflection of the plotted curve. If More than one Inflection is observable, use th* first inflection that occur* between -50 and -150 wv. �MIL-I-5106I»C volumetric flask, add 5 nl of 3N hydrochloric acid, tad oak* up to volume with water at 25® C. Pour a portion of th« acidified solution into a polarographic c*ll and trsat in th* same manner as tha acidified solutions in ( ) Record the current in microaraps. Calculate the a. percent diethyl fumarate an follows: Percent diethyl fumarate • C_(lo5j 3W ' where: C « Concentration In grams of diethyl fussarate per milliliter, for corresponding current in microanps, of specimen, and V • Weight of specimen in gram*. Ii.2.»».3 Aeidltjf. Weigh 10 g of the specimen to the nearest. 0.01 g and dissolve in acetone using gentle vanning if necessary. Add 75 ml of vater and titrate lazedlately vith 0.02N sodium hydroxide solution using methyl red as an indicator. Calculate th« percent acidity (as sulfuric acid) as follows: Percent acidity * 1..QAB vhere: A « Milliliters of sodium hydroxide solution used, B » Normality of sodium hydroxide solution, and W * Weight of specimen in grams. h.2.1*.** Wat er_ content „ Determine percent by wight vater content in accordance with ASTM~~D1533. l».2.l».5 Methyl mercaptan. (a) Preparation of standard methyl mercnptan solution. Us« a 250-nl gas sampling tube with stopcocks at both ends. Set up a gas sampling apparatus by using Tygon tubing to connect one end of the gas sampling tube to a 250-ml gas levt?ing bulb filled with redistilled mercury. Fasten the tubing securely with copper wire to protect against the strain caused by the weight of the mercury. Use Tygon tubing to connect the other end of the gas sampling tube to a 3-vay stopcock, and also to connect the 3-way stopcock to a snail cylinder of methyl mercaptan. Open both stopcock* of the gas sampling tube sand open the 3-way stopcock to the atmosphere. Raise xhe gas leveling bulb to displace the air from the gas sampling tube and 3-way stopcock. Open the 3-way stopcock to the gas cylinder. Open the valve on the gas cylinder carefully and lower the gas leveling bulb until the gas sampling tub* is partially filled with gas (this step fills the tubing between the cylinder and the stopcock with methyl aercaptan). Open the stopcock apain to the atmosphere and raise the mercury level to the stopcock to flush the methyl mercaptan and air out of the systwa. Repeat �MIL-I-5106UC thii step in order to removt all the air from the system. Open tht 3-»ajr stopcock to th« cylinder and fill the gai sampling tube with methyl »«rccptan. Maintain the mercury level in the gat leveling bulb at a higher level than that in the gas sampling tube to inture positive pressure. Cloae the upper stopcock in the g&s sampling tube, remove the tubing, and place a septun over the tube exit. Displace th« air between the stopcock and the septum by inserting a gas syringe, without a plunger, into this space and then opening the stopcock. The positive methyl mercaptaa presture displaces the small pocket of air instantar.ee isly. The »ethyl aercaptan can now be sampled through the septum with a gas-tight syringe. Pipet 12.5 al of 99.5+ percent 2,2,l»-trinethylpentane \r.to a 10-al serun bottle (actual volume of lfc.5 ml to cap), stopper vith a silleone-coated rubber stopper and seal vlth an open-centered aluminum seal using a seal crimper. Insert a lOnal gas syringe into the gas sampling tube, rinse several times, and then draw more than 7 - 5 ml of methyl mercaptan into *".« syringe. Withdraw the syringe from the gas sampling tube and adjust the volume to 7.5 ml. Immediately inject the methyl cercaptan into the serua bottle containing the 2,2,U-trinethylpentone. Insert the tip of the needle well below the surface of the liquid so that the methyl mercaptan will dissolve as it bubbles up through the liquid. Withdraw the syringe and vigorously shake the serua bottle for 1 minute. Ncte the barometric pressure and temperature and calculate the concentration of the standard solution as follows: Concentration of methyl mercaptan in raicrograms per microliter where: = _£6j_iPJ30_ __ P1273 * T~) P « Atmospheric pressure in millimeters of mercury and T * Temperature in °C. ( b ) Preparation of calibration .curve- Repeat the procedure in (a) transferring 5.0, 12.5, 1.6, 0.75^ 0/50 and 0.25 i=l quantities of methyl mercaptan into separate sealed 10-ral serum bottles containing 12.5 ml of 2,2,U-trii&ethylpentane. Calculate the concentration of these standard solutions as follows: Concentration of solution in micrograms per microliter wbere: m __267j52°_.A. 7.5P<273 * T) A » Milliliters o.' . »thyl mercaptan injected into solution, P » Atmospheric pressure in millimeters of mercury, and T • Temperature in °C. Using the conditions specified In ) , measure the chroraatographic response of a iHBicrollter aliquot of each t^andard solution. Response should be at least 50 percent of full scale deflection, 'fhis is obtained by proper adjustment of the attenuation. Plot the response (peak height) against the �MIL-I-51061«C concentration (mlcrograai of methyl mercaptan). Prepare a new calibration curve each day that the analyses are performed. The standard methyl Bercaptan solutions should be refrigerated vhen not In use. Standard solutions may be -vsed for a period of 2 veeks after preparation provided they art refrigerated and no leaks have developed In the system to disturb th« liquid-vapor equilibrium in the stoppered and sealed »erun bottl«. (c) Chromatographic conditions^ Use a flaae lonization gas chroraatograph. Recoennended chromatographic conditions for an F fc M Model 1609 chroraatograph are shown in table III. These conditions may be modified, as necessary, if other chroraatographs are used. Table III. conditins Characteristic Colurin dimensions Colunn material Column support Column coating Injection port temperature Column temperature Detector temperature Gas flow rates, ml per sain: Helium Hydrogen Air Range Attenuation Retention time of methyl mercaptan pf&k Record chart speed 6 feet by !/». inch ID Stainless steel 60 to 80 mesh "Gas Chrom Z" 10 percent "XE-60" 100°C 30°C l6o°C 120 60 250 10 IX 3*» to 36 seconds 1-1/2 inches per min (high speed No. 1) NOTES: (ll The range and attenuation are equivalent to ^ x 10" amperes for full scale deflection. (2) Convert the methyl mercaptan peak height observed to height at attenuation 1 by multiplying peak height by attenuation. (d) Procedure. Condition the column before using by injecting a 1.0-microliter aliqoot of the specimen into the g*» chrom&tograph at 160° C (temperature of column rnd injection port) and temperature programming the chrotaatograph at 5° C per minute until the specimen i» completely sluted. Repeat this operation from three to five times. Tipet 15 al of specimen in a 27-al serura bottle (actual voluae of 32 ml to cap), stopper vlth a silicone-coat«d rubber stopiier, and «eal vith an open-centered aluainuw »eal �MIL-I-i,1061»C using » seal crimper. PIfee« in an oven at $6° C for 2 hours. Using a 1-ml gas syringe, inject 0.5 »1 of the vapors directly into the chromatograph and measure the chroai»tographlc response using attenuation IX. Calculate the parts per million (ppm) of methyl mercaptan as follows: Methyl mercaptan. ppn • 63.3A vhere: A * Micrograos of methyl mercaptan in the 0.5-nl aliquot of specimen vapors as determined froc. the calibration curve. l».2.l».6 Iron. (a) Standard^JLron_solution. Dissolve 0.100 g of pure iron wire in 10 ml of 10-percent eulfuric acid and 3 ml of nitric acid. Cool, transfer to a 1-liter volumetric flask, and dilute to volume vith water. Transfer a 10-ml aliquot to a 100-rcl volunetric flask and dilute to volume. One ml of this S'landa. \ iron jcljticn c.-stains 0.01 mg of iron. (b) Standard J5ra£h__£reparation. By r.eans of a buret, measure 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 7.0, 10.6, 15.0, and 20.0 ml portions, respectively, of the standard iron solution into seven 100-ml volumetric flasks. Add to each 10 ml of 1 molar hydroxyla.-3ii:ie hydrochloride solution. Heat to Just boiling, cool, add a esall piece of congo red paper, and add sufficient ammonium hydroxide solution to change the color of the cor.vro red paper to a bluish-red. Add 10 ml of 0.1-percent 1,10-phenar.throlir.e solution. Allov the color to develop for 10 nlnutes, dilute to volume vith water, and mix. Place a blank of the reagents in a suitable spectrophotometer having a 525-milliir,icron filter and a .?-centimeter cell path. Adjust the instrument to zero. Record the dial readings for each of the above standards and plot them against the concentration in milligrams per 100 ml. Use the resulting graph for all subsequent iron determinations. (c) Procedure. Weigh 2.0 + 0.01 g of the specimen into a 100-ffll silica evaporating dish vhich has previously been washed with hydrochloric acid. Using a hood, gently ignite using a amall flarae and avoiding application of excessive heat to the bottom of the dish. When the specimen ceases burning, heat gently with a meeker burner until easily combustible matter is destroyed. Transfer to a muffle furnace at 8 0 C. When the fumes ce&ae, close the furnace door and leave th« 0° dish in the furnace 10 to 15 r.inutes to destroy the remaining carbon. Remove the dish and cool in a desiccator. Add 3 ml of hydrochloric acid and 3 ad of vater. Cover with a clean watch glass and heat 30 minutes on a steam bath. Cool to roam temperature and filter through double acid washed dense texture filter paper. (If the filtrate is not clear, refilter using double paper if necessary to m&ko the filtrate clear.) Rinse the filter several times vith E.-nall portions of water. Add 10 ml of 1 molar 10 �'•. • . ' ' ' ' :V' "'• ' . • ' MIL-X-5106»C .. . ' . . . . , . ; hydrcxylaaine hydrochloride solution and proceed M IB the preparation- ~ of the graph in (b). Zero the instrument with a reagent blank. Record * the dial reading. Prat the graph prepared in (b), determine the •migrate of iron in 100 ml for the specimen. .- u Iron, ppm « 1000 A •'•..„. -_. • . . W - >'••-• ; „• vhere: A • Milligram* of iron and W • Weight of specimen in grams. --. - fi_. •' • , \, -. " . k 2 * 7 Specific gravity. Determine the specific gravity in accordance ... with ASTM D891. 5. PREPARAT10H FOR DELIVERY $.1 Packaging, level C. A quantity of malathion as specified (see 6 2 .) shall be packaged in a manner which vill asrore that the purity of the malathion is maintained and that the contents of the package are protected frca the supply source to the first receiving activity for a limited time of storage. 5.2 Packing. Packing shall be level A or C as specified (see 6 2 . .) 5-2.1 Level A. Fifty-five U. S. gallons of malathion shall be packed in a drum conforming to type I of PPP-D-729 except that the film thickness of the dried exterior paint coating on the drum shall be no lest than 0 0 0 .06 inch. The entire inner surface of the drum shall be lined with two coats of a high-baked resin which Khali neither affect nor be affected by the malathion (see 6 8 . The closure shall be furnished with cap seal. The .) gasketing material for the closure shall neither affect not be affected by the malathion. 5.2.2 Level C. A quantity of malathion as specified (see 6 2 . pack* .) aged as specified in 5.1, shall be packed in containers which comply vita the Uniform Freight Classification Rules, the Rational Motor Freight Classification Rules, or other carrier rules as applicable to the mode at transportation. Containers shall assure maintenance of malathion purity and safe delivery tc destination without leakage or damage to contents. Containers shal^ be sufficiently rigid to withstand transportation and shell be capable of being stacked in tiers at least 10 feet high without being damaged. Containers shall not exceed the gross weight and sise limitations of the applicable regulation and shall be closed or strapped as specified therein. 5.3 Marking. Unit, Intermediate, and shipping containers shall be marked in accordance with KIL-STD-129. Containers shall be labeled to U 0<!5Z �MZt-I-51o6kC comply vitb th« Federal InsecticIda, Fungicide, and Rodaoticlde Act except that th« directions for use shall be printed directly on the front of the label. Th* label shall be accepted by and reglrtered with the Environmental Protection Agency. In addition, each container shall be labeled to show the nanufacturer'a lot number and the following information: FOR MILITARY USE ONLT NOT FOR RESALE UNDER THIS LABET, CAUTION: HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED, INHALED OR ABSORBED TH30UGH SKIN Use with adequate ventilation. For external use only. Use an appropriate respirator (tested and founi Receptacle by the U. S. Department of Ag.ieulture) and gloves when dispensing. In the evenx. of a spill, was>h contaminated skin with soap and warm water. NOTE TO PHYSICIANS: Mnlathion causes chollnesterase inhibition. Intrar.^scular Atr^pine USP is the antidote. 6. NOTES 6.1 Inte_nded use_. Grade A nnlathion is intended for use in insecticide formulations, such as louse powder, where it is desirable to minimize odor. Grade B nalathion is intended for use in applications where the presence of ~dor is not an important consideration. 6.2 prder_inj^ data. Procurement documents sr.ould specify the follov.a.g: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Title, number, and date of this specification. Grade of nalathion required (see 1.2). Unit quantity required for level C packaging (see 5-1)Level of packing required (see 5-2). Quantity required for level C packing (see 5-2.2). 6.3 Batch. A batch is defined as that quantity of material which ha» been manufactured by seme unit chenical process or subjected to soae physical nixing operation intended to make the final product substantially uniform. 12 �MIL-I-5!061iC 6.U Purltj. The determination of percent m&lathion id based on th« consumption of silver 'by 0,0-4 Ira ethyl phosphorodithioate of diethyl rcercaptocuccinate. In the procedure, an etha.no.llc solution of aalathlon is treated vith a strong anlonic resin to remove free 0,0-dlmethyl phosphorodlthiolc acid and other strongly acidic organic phosphoroussulfur Impurities vhich may consume silver. The ethanollc solution of the Insecticide Is reacted briefly vlth alkali causing a quantitative cleavage of the malathlon producing sodium 0,0-dimethyl phosphorodithioate, sodium fum&rate, and eth&nol. The hydrolysis medium is neutralized to a given pH range and diluted vlth aqueous acetone. The resultant solution of 0,0-dlmethyl phosphorodithiolc acid Is titrated potentionietrically vlth standardized ailver nitrate, using a sllvercalorael electrode system. The potentionetrlc tltration Is plotted and the malathion concentration determined. 6-5 "tebj^lite[\ "Amberlite" is a trade name of the Rohm and Haas Company. "Amberlite'" IRAltOC is available from most chemical supply houses. 6.6 COB b ljiat_ign_e.l ectjrgdje . This electrode incorporates the indicator (silver) electrode f-.d the referenced (calomel) electrode Into a single probe and eliminates Ihe need for an apar salt bridge as formerly specified fjr the titration cell. 6.7 Highly purified . n\alathiqn_. Highly purified nalatMon (diethyl fuinarate-free) is available from the American Cyanarjid Company, Agricultural Division, Product Development and Registrations, P. 0. Box Princeton, New Jersey 08C>*»0. 6.8 Container _£2§tiH£L.s • Two-cost lining systmes that have been found satisfactory for use vlth calathion are as follows: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) American Can Company, Metal and Thermit Division - B12U-1T. Bradley Vroor.an Ccmpanjr - A218146. "Heresite" - Pl»13D. Inland Steel Container Company - IC-26. Interchenical Company ••• I'*-'*?1*. Rhee» Container Company - *970. &•* §i£.nJLO^*B^J?.?*:5:JS5.' •B'or tn*' pu^P08* of determining conform^, -ce with this specification, an observed or calculated value should be rounded off "to the nearest unit" In the last ri«ht-hand place of figures used in expressing the limiting value, in accordance vith the rounding -off aethod of the Reeonsended Iractlcea: for Designating Significant Places in Specified Limiting Values (ASTM E29). 13 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange Description An account of the resource <p style="margin-top: -1em; line-height: 1.2em;">The Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange comprises 120 linear feet and spans the late 1800s to 2005; however, the bulk of the coverage is from the 1960s to the 1980s and there are many undated items. The collection was donated to Special Collections of the National Agricultural Library in 1985 by Dr. Alvin L. Young (1942- ). Dr. Young developed the collection as he conducted extensive research on the military defoliant Agent Orange. The collection is in good condition and includes letters, memoranda, books, reports, press releases, journal and newspaper clippings, field logs and notebooks, newsletters, maps, booklets and pamphlets, photographs, memorabilia, and audiotapes of an interview with Dr. Young.</p> <p>For more about this collection, <a href="/exhibits/speccoll/exhibits/show/alvin-l--young-collection-on-a">view the Agent Orange Exhibit.</a></p> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Box The box containing the original item. 018 Folder The folder containing the original item. 0214 Series The series number of the original item. Series II Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource March 26 1973 Title A name given to the resource Military Specification, Insecticide, Malathion Subject The topic of the resource pesticide storage pesticide properties