Emergency First Responders' Experience with Colorimetric Detection Methods.

Fox, S. L. ; Cortez, M. M. ; Miller, C. J. ; Daum, K. A.

Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee

关键词: Hazardous materials;    Chemical detection;    First responders;    Chemical spills;    Cities;   

RP-ID  :  DE2008920707

学科分类：工程和技术（综合）

美国|英语

来源: National Technical Reports Library

【 摘 要 】

Nationwide, first responders from state and federal support teams respond to hazardous materials incidents, industrial chemical spills, and potential weapons of mass destruction (WMD) attacks. Although first responders have sophisticated chemical, biological, radiological, and explosive detectors available for assessment of the incident scene, simple colorimetric detectors have a role in response actions. The large number of colorimetric chemical detection methods available on the market can make the selection of the proper methods difficult. Although each detector has unique aspects to provide qualitative or quantitative data about the unknown chemicals present, not all detectors provide consistent, accurate, and reliable results. Included here, in a consumer-report-style format, we provide boots on the ground information directly from first responders about how well colorimetric chemical detection methods meet their needs in the field and how they procure these methods.