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You've just responded to a train derailment with a fire. An unidentified number of tank cars carrying hazardous materials are reportedly involved in the incident. Initial air monitoring near the derailment using a PID and colorimetric detector tubes has confirmed the presence of organic and inorganic products of combustion and acid gases in relatively high concentrations. The Incident Commander wants the HazMat response team to conduct additional monitoring downwind of the site. Based on this information, the type of respiratory protection that should be used by the air monitoring team is

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Answer:

A respiratory protection that has multiple-type gas filter cartridge

Explanation:

There are different respiratory cartridge types based on the content of the hazardous gas in a given space

There are cartridges meant specifically for acidic gases which are white in color and others meant for organic vapors which are black

Inorganic gases have cartridges made of different colors, including green and olive green/orange

Given that the PID and colorimetric detector tubes has confirmed the presence of organic, and inorganic combustion products including acidic gases, the type of respiratory protection that should be used by the air monitoring team is one with a cartridge that has multiple type gas filters.