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Troops can have a cool drink in chem-bio attack.


A portable reservoir hydration system In recreation and other sustained outdoor activities, a hydration system is an apparatus intended to promote its user's drinking enough liquid to support the physical effort involved in the activity.  that can be used during chemical and biological weapon attacks recently entered the marketplace.

Designed for use by military forces, first responders and law enforcement personnel, CBR (1) (Computer-Based Reference) Reference materials accessible by computer in order to help people do their jobs quicker. For example, this database on disk!

(2) (Constant Bit Rate) A uniform transmission rate.
 4.0 has been developed by CamelBak Products, of Petaluma, Calif.

"The CBR 4.0 is proven to withstand exposure to hazardous toxins including Sarin sarin (zärēn`), volatile liquid used as a nerve gas. It boils at 147°C; but evaporates quickly at room temperature; its vapor is colorless and odorless.  nerve and mustard blister agents and protects from deadly microbes such as anthrax anthrax (ăn`thrăks), acute infectious disease of animals that can be secondarily transmitted to humans. It is caused by a bacterium (Bacillus anthracis ," a spokesman explained.
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Title Annotation:Tech Talk
Author:Williams, Robert H.
Publication:National Defense
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Nov 1, 2004
Words:73
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