System Design Recommendations for the Collection, Transfer and Processing of Real Time Air Monitoring Data

Abstract

Air monitoring operations in and around the U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Ground’s Chemical Agent Storage Yard (CASY) have been significantly enhanced through the installation of a real-time chemical detection, warning and reporting system. The system consists of a suite of ambient air monitors, specifically, Gas Chromatographs with flame photometric detectors, and support hardware housed in an environmentally controlled enclosure positioned around the perimeter of the storage yard. The air monitoring equipment is integrated with a data acquisition/telemetry system where by real time monitoring data is automatically telemetried back to the Monitoring Branch’s Central Operations Center, located approximately 2 miles away. This information is then automatically processed, stored, and in the event of a chemical incident responded to. This system has greatly enhanced the operational effectiveness and efficiency of CBDCOM’s Monitoring Team and provides a critical safeguard to the workforce and surrounding community.