SECTION I. GENERAL - TB-43-01990004

TB 43-0199

STORAGE, SHIPMENT, HANDLING, AND DISPOSITION OF

DECONTAMINATING AGENT, DS2

SECTION I. GENERAL

1-1. Purpose and Scope. This Technical Bulletin (TB) provides information on the storage, shipment, handling, and

disposition of Decontaminating Agent, DS2.

DISCLAIMER

Recommended procedures in this TB are formulated for use by elements of the Department of Defense. While the U.S.

Army Edgewood Research, Development and Engineering Center (ERDEC) believes that the data contained herein are

factual and the opinions expressed are those of qualified personnel, the information is not to be taken as a warranty or

representation for which ERDEC assumes legal responsibility. Any person who is not a military or civilian employee of the

United States of America should seek competent professional advice to verify and assume responsibility for the suitability

of these instructions for their particular situations, regardless of any similarity to a corresponding government situation.

1-2. General.

With stricter and changing environmental laws and the government's responsibility to protect its employees,

extra care must be taken to handle, manage, transport and store DS2 properly. Disregard of the information in this TB

could lead to personal injuries, hazardous waste spills, and environmental repercussions. A videocassette (709978,

TVT3-81) titled DS2 Handling Procedures, which covers the information in this TB, is also available by contacting the U.S.

Army Visual Information Center, Joint Visual Information Activity, ATTN: ASQNV-JVIA-T-AS, Tobyhanna Army Depot, PA

18466-5102.

The DS2 Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) is provided as Appendix C. This MSDS shall be followed when

there is a conflict with this bulletin.

This TB covers DS2 which is stocked in the following configurations:

Item

NSN

DS2 5-Gallon Pail

DS2 1 1/3-Quart Can

M13 Portable Decon Apparatus, 14-Liter

DS2 Filled Fluid Container, 14-Liter