and mildew contamination after a full week of testing, the BDU pants, the BDU jacket, and the
interceptor vest were weighed separately in their own plastic bag. Walter was then shut down,
and the BDU was laundered. All ballistic inserts were removed from the interceptor vest and all
of the separated pieces were placed in a controlled environment set at 20_C + 3_C with a relative
humidity of 50% + 3% to dry and be reconditioned for a minimum of 48 hr. Each test was
replicated 3times.