General Description
Contamination of oceans and freshwater ports is a worldwide problem. Ships take on ballast water, including local microorganisms and other pollutants native to the departure location. Ballast release takes place during the voyage or at the destination port releasing these transplanted microorganisms and toxins into a new environment.
The Ship Ballast CBRN Solar Powered Water Monitor – Portable, MiniTect, contains 20 sensors detecting radiation, microorganisms, and chemicals. - All in one system - portable, solar powered system – suitcase or backpack models.
- Measures down to military drinking water standards.
- 4-10 radiation tests provided
- 7 major chemical tests provided
- Large number of microbes detected
- Real time, in-line, continuous, true fail safe design with alarm to alert operator to manually shut the ballast release valve.
- No reagents required
- Portable, easy installation and use
End Users: - Ship board use: Military / Civilian / Commercial
Technical Description
The Ship Ballast CBRN Solar Powered Water Monitor - Portable.
A fully automated proprietary system. Detects/measures alphas, betas and gammas: Tritium. Radon, Radium Uranium. Detects chlorine, nitrogen, TOC, microbes, and chemicals.
Portable inlet pipe for use in various locations. Included pump pulls the sample into the specific measurement cells, and then ejects the sample back to the source or to drain or storage tank. Frequency of sampling is operator’s discretion. Sample size is 1 liter per minute. Data inputs directly to built-in computer with special application software and digital readout. Suitcase model is built into water tight shock proof pelican case.
Evaluation Criteria
THROUGHPUT:
- Between 2 and 15 minutes for detection
- 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
- 0 components
- Less than 5 minutes is required for set-up
- Automatic detection
LOGISTICS:
- Very brief (minutes-hours) training and minimal technical skills
- Approximately the size of a carry-on luggage suitcase
- Between 5 and 25 kg
- Satellite and wired connections are available
- System or device uses batteries
- 4-8 hours battery life
OPERATIONS:
- Can be used from 4°C to 37°C
- Performance is not influenced by relative humidity
- Greater than 10 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:
- Greater than 250 µL
- Excellent specificity. System has occasional false alarms under certain conditions (<2%)
- 100-1,000 ng per mL
- >1 ppt
- Efforts underway to identify liquid chemical agent
- Total dose, dose rate and count rate with simultaneous display readout and automatic differentiation between types of radiation detected
- Down to background level radiation for dose rate
- Down to background level radiation for count rate
- System is used for surveying