Evaluation of diethyl malonate as a simulant for 1,2,2-trimethylpropyl methylphosphonofluoridate (soman) in shower decontamination of the skin

Reifenrath, WG; Mershon, MM; Brinkley, FB; Miura, GA; Broomfield, CA; Cranford, HB

HERO ID

4923748

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

1984

Language

English

PMID

6502486

HERO ID 4923748
In Press No
Year 1984
Title Evaluation of diethyl malonate as a simulant for 1,2,2-trimethylpropyl methylphosphonofluoridate (soman) in shower decontamination of the skin
Authors Reifenrath, WG; Mershon, MM; Brinkley, FB; Miura, GA; Broomfield, CA; Cranford, HB
Journal Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Volume 73
Issue 10
Page Numbers 1388-1392
Abstract A shower decontamination bench model has been used to assess quantitatively the importance of several variables (water pressure and temperature, surfactant concentration in the decontamination fluid, nozzle type, and shower time) on decontamination of nontoxic chemical warfare-agent simulants diethyl malonate and thickened diethyl malonate from pig skin in vitro. Diethyl malonate was validated as a simulant for 1,2,2-trimethylpropyl methylphosphonofluoridate (soman) by comparison of the skin penetration and decontamination of radiolabeled diethyl malonate to the radiolabeled phosphonofluoridate in shower decontamination trials of pig skin in vitro. Percutaneous penetration of diethyl malonate was significantly greater than that of the phosphonofluoridate during the 15-min period after application. However, both were less than 0.1% of the applied dose. Showering or thickener had no significant effect on the percutaneous penetration of diethyl malonate or the phosphonofluoridate. Most of the phosphonofluoridate removed by showering or scrubbing the skin was inactivated. The quantity of intact 1,2,2-trimethylpropyl methylphosphonofluoridate that penetrated through the skin was below the detection limit of the enzymatic analysis. There was no statistically significant difference between the phosphonofluoridate and diethyl malonate in efficacy of shower decontamination. The presence of thickener did not have a significant effect on decontamination efficacy.
Doi 10.1002/jps.2600731016
Pmid 6502486
Wosid WOS:A1984TN62400015
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Language Text English
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