DEVELOPMENT OF A KIT FOR DETECTION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL SPILLS INTO WATERWAYS

Edgewood Arsenal has developed a kit to detect hazardous material spills into waterways. The purpose of the program was to develop a man-portable field kit able to detect (not necessarily identify) as many contaminants in water in as low a concentration as possible. A field kit was designed containing a spectrophotometer, conductivity meter, pH meter and a variety of accessory equipment and reagents. Prototype kits were fabricated and delivered to the Environmental Protection Agency along with engineering drawings, parts lists and manuals.

• Corporate Authors:

  Edgewood Arsenal

  Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD  United States 
• Authors:
  • Silvestri, A
  • Goodman, A
  • McCormack, L M
  • Razulis, M K
  • Jones, ARJ
• Publication Date: 1976-8

Media Info

• Pagination: 52 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Chemical agents; Chemical analysis; Chemical spills; Contaminants; Detection and identification technologies; Detectors; Equipment; Field tests; Hazardous materials; Hazards; Identification systems; Methodology; Monitoring; Oil spill cleanup; Prototypes; Spills (Pollution); Test procedures; Toxicity; Transportation; Water; Water pollution; Water quality management
• Uncontrolled Terms: Identification
• Old TRIS Terms: Chemical indicators; Field conditions; Hazardous materials transportation; Manportable equipment; Oil spill detection; Spilling; Toxic hazards; Water pollution monitoring
• Subject Areas: Environment; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00146028
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: ED-SP-76023 Spec Publ.
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 16 1977 12:00AM