Resources

Non-Military Use of M8 Paper.  Includes images of M8 paper results from several household products and common chemicals.  

Raman and FTIR Result Interpretation.  A table used in complimentary testing to explain results that may appear to disagree.

Colorimetric test strips are available through Precision Laboratories and their distributors.

Determination of Vapor Density and Solubility.  An easy field test for estimating the density of a vapor or gas in ambient air and determining the water solubility of unknown vapor or gas.

Recommended publications.  A list of useful printed products for first responders and other hazardous materials workers.

Boiling Point Applet.  An applet used to predict boiling point based on atmospheric pressure.  Requires java.  Kirby, P, Th e Variation of Boiling Point with Pressure, www.ch.cam.ac.uk/magnus/boil.html, Goodman Group, 2000.