Author:
Suvar Niculina-Sonia,Prodan Maria,Ghicioi Emilian,Toplician Asimina
Abstract
First responders employ field-portable gas chromatograph - mass spectrometers (GC-MS) to chemically evaluate compounds that may be drugs, explosives, poisonous industrial chemicals or materials, chemical warfare agents, or other dangerous substances. They can measure a wide range of gases, volatile and semi-volatile liquids, and some solids' vapor emissions. Field-portable instrumentation is easily deployable to identify hazardous substances in-situ during an incident response. Using this strategy, real-time targeted risk mitigation and management decisions may be taken to put stronger safety precautions in place and help resolve incidents. The portable GC-MS was able to provide preliminary analytical data on the volatile organic chemicals present in air samples taken from both active and extinguished fires, according to controlled field testing.
Subject
Computer Networks and Communications,Hardware and Architecture,Software