Passive Badge Assessment for Long-term, Low-level Air Monitoring on Submarines: Nitrogen Dioxide Badge Validation

Abstract

Passive diffusion badges are being tested as a long-term, low-level method of analyte-specific air analysis onboard U.S. Navy (USN) nuclear submarines. Passive badge monitors for nitrogen dioxide detection were tested. Long-term sampling efficiency was evaluated for a 28-day period by comparing the response of the passive badge to an active tube sampling method. Simultaneous exposure of badges and tubes at concentration levels 100% and 50% of the USN 90-day submarine-specific limits was performed. High-level and low-level concentrations were tested to examine the response range of the badge. Badge results were stable and reproducible but were typically 13% higher than the tube results.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 31, 2005
Accession Number
ADA440166

Entities

People

  • David A Kidwell
  • Kimberly P. Williams
  • Susan L. Rose-Pehrsson

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Data Analysis
  • Detectors
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Flow Rate
  • Gas Cylinders
  • Gases
  • Mass Flow
  • Measurement
  • Molecular Sieves
  • Nitrogen
  • Nitrogen Oxides
  • Nuclear Powered Submarines
  • Standards
  • Submarines

Readers

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.