General Description
The HAZMACTAD series instruments are designed to detect chemical warfare agents (CWA) and toxic industrial chemicals (TICs). This product was designed for 1st responder application for an easy to operate instrument that can quickly determine to threats are present.
Technical Description
The HAZMATCAD series uses a hybrid configuration of electrochemical cell array for the detection of blood (HCN), choke (COCl2), halogens (Cl2) and (Br2) and hydride gases (arsine, phosphine). It also use surface acoustic wave array for chemical agent detection.
Evaluation Criteria
THROUGHPUT:
- 2 minutes or less for detection
- Multiple samples, multiple tests/sample per run
- 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
- 1 component
- No set-up of the system is required
- 1-2 steps are required for detection
LOGISTICS:
- Very brief (minutes-hours) training and minimal technical skills
- Approximately the size of a soda can
- Less than 1 kg
- Wireless and wired connections are available
- System or device uses batteries
- 4-8 hours battery life
OPERATIONS:
- Can be used from -21°C to 41°C
- Performance is not influenced by relative humidity
- Between 1 to 3 years shelf life
- 3-5 years expected life
- Results can be viewed in real-time
- The system or device is currently fully autonomous
- The system software is open and available for modification
- The system hardware is open and available for modification
DETECTION:
- This system does not test liquids
- Superior specificity. System has a false alarm rate approaching zero (~0%)
- >1x10-3 mg/m3
- 1 ppb-1 ppm
- Possible system could identify liquid chemical agent