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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2011
Applicants:
Robin Brigmon, North Augusta, SC (US);
Mark T. Kingsley, Aiken, SC (US);
Inventors:
Robin Brigmon, North Augusta, SC (US);
Mark T. Kingsley, Aiken, SC (US);
Assignee:
SAVANNAH RIVER NUCLEAR SOLUTIONS, LLC, Aiken, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/18 (2006.01); C12Q 1/04 (2006.01); G01N 1/02 (2006.01); G01N 1/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/18 (2013.01); C12Q 1/04 (2013.01); G01N 2001/021 (2013.01); G01N 2001/022 (2013.01); G01N 2001/2217 (2013.01); G01N 2333/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and process of using existing process water sources such as cooling towers, fountains, and waterfalls is provided in which the water sources are utilized as monitoring system for the detection of environmental agents which may be present in the environment. The process water is associated with structures and have an inherent filtering or absorbing capability available in the materials and therefore can be used as a rapid screening tool for quality and quantitative assessment of environmental agents.