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| | Wired News: Army Brews Potions That Protect |
 | | An array of defensive and decontaminating foams, sprays, powders and lotions are all being developed to shield soldiers and equipment from mustard gas, VX, sarin, anthrax and other poisons. |
 | | And the Army didn't bother to order one of the decontaminants that is ready to go -- a spray known as DF-200 -- until a few weeks ago. |
 | | According to Kevin Irvine -- a manager at EnviroFoam Technologies, which is manufacturing the solution for the Army -- in tests, DF-200 decontaminated 98 percent of mustard and VX agents within 15 minutes and 100 percent of anthrax after a half-hour. |
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