Ship Ballast CBRN Water Monitor | Technical Associates

General Description
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 Water Monitor, UniTect, contains 20 sensors detecting radiation, microorganisms, and chemicals.
Ballast water monitor is a state of the art integrated chemical, biological, & radiation continuous real-time water monitoring system. It combines several detection goals in one continuous, real-time, on-line monitor.

7 Major Chemical Tests
Detects Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Tritium, Radon, Radium.
Detects More Than 12 Microbes
Customer Controlled Alarm Threshold
Calibration Can be Customized for Specific Contaminants
SCADA compatible
Remote Control & Communications

The Ship Ballast CBRN Water Monitor is a multi-detector water monitor for simultaneous measuring of alpha, beta and gamma-emitting radio nuclides, chemical and biological contaminants. The pre-amps are plug in modules for easy maintenance. Additional monitoring is available tailored to specific needs upon request. Measurements are logged 24 hr/day - 7 day/week, with alarm capability and a universal read out adaptable to mainframe infrastructure computers.

Technical Description
The Ship Ballast CBRN Water Monitor combines several detection goals into a single monitor. It continuously monitors radionuclides with crushed scintillation crystals and NaI Gamma Spec scintillation crystals, ion exchange resin beads and charcoal filter and performs isotope identification. Chemical sensors include amperametric electrodes, UV spectrometer, and solid state detector. Laser based technology is the sensor method for biological particle counting and analyses. Chlorine, TOC, and Nitrogen are also monitored with detectors integrated within the Ship Ballast CBRN Water Monitor system.

Measures at or below EPA/DHS/PAG levels.
Protective action guideline levels and military drinking water limits.
Real time, in-line, continuous.
No reagent tanks to fill.
No waste stream.
Easy calibration.

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
10-20 minutes is required for set-up
Automatic detection

LOGISTICS:

An afternoon of training and some technical skills required
Approximately the size of a home dishwasher
More than 50 kg
Satellite and wired connections are available
System or device has 110V electrical requirement

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