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US 2003/0190594 A1Published application
Hazardous chemical simulants
AssigneeTechnical Solutions Group International
InventorsNicholas L. Teta, David Brown, Michael Glass
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Abstract
Disclosed are hazardous chemical simulant compositions that can be used to simulate hazardous chemicals and methods for using hazardous chemical simulants. The compositions can include a phosphor, which emits visible light in the presence of ultraviolet light. The methods of using hazardous chemical simulants includes exposing a hazardous chemical simulant to special lighting conditions so that its location can be easily detected.
Claims17
A method for evaluating the effectiveness of a decontamination procedure comprising:
- applying a hazardous chemical simulant to an object,
- performing a decontamination procedure under a first lighting condition,
- viewing the hazardous chemical simulant under a second lighting condition to visually locate the hazardous chemical simulant.
A hazardous chemical simulant comprising:
- (A) from 0.1% to 99.9% diluent,
- (B) from 0.1% to 99.9% thickening agent, and
- (C) a detecting agent, wherein the detecting agent fluoresces in the presence of ultraviolet light.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.