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DEVELOPMENT OF A CONTINUOUS ISOCYANATES MONITOR

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Health and Human Services 		Branch:
N/A 		Award ID:
16849 		Program Year/Program:
1991 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
16849 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
ADA Technologies, Inc.
8100 Shaffer Parkway Suite #130 Littleton, CO -
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 1991
Title: DEVELOPMENT OF A CONTINUOUS ISOCYANATES MONITOR
Agency: HHS
Contract: N/A
Award Amount: $48,868.00
 

Abstract:

THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY OF DETECTING AND MONITORING ISOCYANATES IN WORKPLACE AIR AT OR BELOW THE THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE (TLV) 0.02 PPM USING A REAL-TIME MONITORING TECHNIQUE. THE INSTRUMENT WILL DETECT AND ANALYZE FOR ISOCYANATES IN BOTH VAPOR AND AEROSOL FORM AND WILL SERVE AS A WORKPLACE MONITOR FOR ISOCYANATES TO REPLACE THE DECERTIFIED COLORIMETRIC METHODS. THE INSTRUMENT DEVELOPED TO FILL THIS VOID WILL ENJOY A SUBSTANTIAL MARKET POTENTIAL ACROSS A WIDE SPECTRUM OF INDUSTRIES. THE INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT TEST WORK WILL INCLUDE TESTS TO VERIFY THE ABILITY OF THE METHOD TO DETECT ALL MAJOR ISOCYANATES IN COMMERCIAL USE AT OR BELOW THE TLV. TESTS WILL ALSO DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY OF THE METHOD TO DISCRIMINATE AMONG INDIVIDUAL ISOCYANATES AND ITS'S FREEDOM FROM RESPONSE TO COMMON INTERFERENTS. ISOCYANATES EXPOSURE HAS BEEN LINKED TO OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA AS A MAJOR CAUSATIVE FACTOR AND THUS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MONITOR WILL FILL AN OCCUPATIONAL MONITORING NEED OF SUBSTANTIAL IMPORTANCE. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY OF DETECTING AND MONITORING ISOCYANATES IN WORKPLACE AIR AT OR BELOW THE THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE (TLV) 0.02 PPM USING A REAL-TIME MONITORING TECHNIQUE. THE INSTRUMENT WILL DETECT AND ANALYZE FOR ISOCYANATES IN BOTH VAPOR AND AEROSOL FORM AND WILL SERVE AS A WORKPLACE MONITOR FOR ISOCYANATES TO REPLACE THE DECERTIFIED COLORIMETRIC METHODS. THE INSTRUMENT DEVELOPED TO FILL THIS VOID WILL ENJOY A SUBSTANTIAL MARKET POTENTIAL ACROSS A WIDE SPECTRUM OF INDUSTRIES. THE INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT TEST WORK WILL INCLUDE TESTS TO VERIFY THE ABILITY OF THE METHOD TO DETECT ALL MAJOR ISOCYANATES IN COMMERCIAL USE AT OR BELOW THE TLV. TESTS WILL ALSO DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY OF THE METHOD TO DISCRIMINATE AMONG INDIVIDUAL ISOCYANATES AND ITS'S FREEDOM FROM RESPONSE TO COMMON INTERFERENTS. ISOCYANATES EXPOSURE HAS BEEN LINKED TO OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA AS A MAJOR CAUSATIVE FACTOR AND THUS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MONITOR WILL FILL AN OCCUPATIONAL MONITORING NEED OF SUBSTANTIAL IMPORTANCE.

Principal Investigator:

David Hyatt
3037925615

Business Contact:

Small Business Information at Submission:

Ada Technologies Inc
Honeywell Cntr 304 Inverness Way S #480 Englewood, CO 80112

EIN/Tax ID:
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees: N/A
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No