INCH-POUND
A-A-52122C
17 December 2012
SUPERSEDING A-A-52122B
24 October 2007
COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION KIT, WATER PURIFICATION, EMERGENCY
The General Services Administration has authorized the use of this commercial item description for all federal agencies.
1. SCOPE. This commercial item description (CID) covers one type of emergency water purification kit recommended for use in situations where municipal treated water is not provided or where the available water is suspected of being polluted.
2. SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS
2.1 Components. The water purification kit shall consist of the following components:
2.1.1 Sachet, chlorine, flocculating. The sachet shall conform to the requirements of A-A-
52119, "Sachet, Chlorine, Flocculating, Emergency Water Purification".
2.1.2 Filter pouch. The filter pouch shall be fabricated from either bleached, 100 percent cotton or
65 percent polyester/35 percent cotton cloth conforming to the requirements specified in table I (yarn size 15/1 in warp and 7/1 in filling has been found to provide satisfactory material). The finished dimensions of the filter shall be 6 inches deep by 2-1/2 inches wide at the top opening. The filter shall be formed from a double layer of the cloth with a side and bottom seam. The bottom of the filter shall be semicircular. All raw edges shall be overedge stitched. The top opening edge of the filter shall be folded down and stitched.
Beneficial comments, recommendations, additions, deletions, clarifications, etc. and any data that may improve this document should be sent to: STDZNMGT@dla.mil or Defense Logistics Agency - Aviation, ATTN: DLA Aviation-VEB, 8000 Jefferson Davis Highway, Richmond, VA 23297-5616. Since contact information can change, you may want to verify the currency of this address information using the ASSIST database at https://assist.dla.mil.
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