General Description
The HAPSITE ER was designed for portable use with positive identification of VOC's, SVOC's, including TIC's, TIM's, and CWA at very low concentrations in minutes. Uses include emergency response, environmental characterization, monitoring and cleanup, industrial hygiene, vapor intrusion, and other applications requiring low concentrations identification and detection of VOC's and SVOC's.
Technical Description
The HAPSITE ER uses Gas Chromatography and quadrupole Mass Spectrometer (GC/MS) technology to provide qualitative and quantitative laboratory quality results in the field in less than 10 minutes. The system is capable of testing liquid, solid, or gas phase samples using a variety of accessories: hand held Sample Probe, Headspace Sampling System, Thermal Desorption Sampling System, Solid Phase Micro Extraction, or SituProbe (for analysis of drinking water).
Notes:
In wide use with U.S. first responders.
Evaluation Criteria
THROUGHPUT:
- Detection is instantaneous
- Continuous operation with no defined runs
- System is continuous and provides real time analysis with no defined tests/samples
- The system or device is currently fully automated
- Device or system is intended for multiple detection assays
- 0-1 solutions, buffer, eluents, and/or reagents
- 2 components
- 5-10 minutes is required for set-up
- Automatic detection
LOGISTICS:
- An afternoon of training and some technical skills required
- Approximately the size of a carry-on luggage suitcase
- Between 5 and 25 kg
- Wireless and wired connections are available
- System or device uses batteries
- 2-4 hours battery life
OPERATIONS:
- Can be used from 4°C to 41°C
- Components must be stored at room temperature (27°C)
- Performance is not influenced by relative humidity
- Between 1 to 3 years shelf life
- 5-10 years expected life
- Results can be viewed in real-time
- The system is not capable of autonomy
- The system software is closed and not available for modification
- The system hardware is closed and not available for modification
DETECTION:
- Less than 10 µL
- Superior specificity. System has a false alarm rate approaching zero (~0%)
- 1x10-4 – 1x10-3 mg/m3
- <1 ppb
- System currently can identify aerosolized chemical agent
- System currently can identify liquid chemical agent
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