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Emergency First Responders' Experience with Colorimetric Detection Methods.

DE2008920707

Publication Date	2007
Personal Author	Fox, S. L.; Cortez, M. M.; Miller, C. J.; Daum, K. A.
Page Count	51
Abstract	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.
Keywords	Hazardous materials Chemical detection First responders Chemical spills Cities Interviews Decision making Maintenance Procurement Training Methods Equipment Survey design Interview responses Tables (Data) Explosives Colorimetric chemical detection Colorimetric detectors Incident scene information HazMat professionals Colorimetric instrumentation
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Idaho National Engineering Lab., Idaho Falls.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200817
Contract Number	DE-AC07-99ID-13727

Emergency First Responders' Experience with Colorimetric Detection Methods.

Emergency First Responders' Experience with Colorimetric Detection Methods.
DE2008920707

Publication Date	2007
Personal Author	Fox, S. L.; Cortez, M. M.; Miller, C. J.; Daum, K. A.
Page Count	51
Abstract	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.
Keywords	Hazardous materials Chemical detection First responders Chemical spills Cities Interviews Decision making Maintenance Procurement Training Methods Equipment Survey design Interview responses Tables (Data) Explosives Colorimetric chemical detection Colorimetric detectors Incident scene information HazMat professionals Colorimetric instrumentation
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Idaho National Engineering Lab., Idaho Falls.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200817
Contract Number	DE-AC07-99ID-13727