'Electronic nose' gas detector
June 1st 2007 Air quality monitoring
specialist, Enviro Technology,
has introduced a portable
detector that measures up to
750 hazardous gases and
chemical warfare agents.
The GDA 2 (Gas Detector
array) 'electronic nose' can
be used to measure,
simultaneously, many
hazardous compounds,
including Benzene,
Formaldehyde and Phosgene
and chemical warfare agents
(CWAs) such as Sarin, Tabun
and so on.
The lightweight, batterypowered,
handheld detector
will give users instantaneous
readings via visual (red LED)
audible alarms.
Duncan Mounsor, Enviro
Technology's operations
director, says "You can take
this product onto a site
without knowing what's
already in the air and,
within seconds, it will
identify and quantify
potentially dangerous
airborne compounds.
"Many customers call us
reporting 'unusual odours' in
the air and, traditionally, it
has been difficult to identify
and quantify these. The GDA
2 will also make this type of
analysis much easier."
It incorporates an array
of sensors and detectors,
including an IMS a PID, an
MOS, and electrochemical
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