Method for detecting organic contaminants in water supplies

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5942440
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08833168

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A system for detecting organic contaminants in water supplies. A sampling unit is employed which includes a housing having at least one opening therein and a tubular member positioned within the housing having a central passageway surrounded by a side wall. The side wall is made of a composition designed to absorb the contaminants. In use, the sampling unit is immersed in a water supply. The water supply contacts the tubular member through the opening in the housing, with any contaminants being absorbed into the side wall of the tubular member. A carrier gas is then passed through the central passageway of the tubular member. The contaminants will diffuse out of the side wall and into the central passageway where they will subsequently combine with the carrier gas, thereby yielding a gaseous product. The gaseous product is then analyzed to determine the amount and type of contaminants therein.

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BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE LLCP O BOX 1625 MS 3899 IDAHO FALLS ID 83415

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Barrie, Scott L Idaho Falls, ID 1 17
Buttner, William J White Bear Lake, MN 3 48
Dooley, Kirk J Shelley, ID 4 19

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