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The role of Environmental Health System air quality monitors in Space Station Contingency OperationsThis paper describes the Space Station Freedom (SSF) Environmental Health System's air-quality monitoring strategy and instrumentation. A two-tier system has been developed, consisting of first-alert instruments that warn the crew of airborne contamination and a volatile organic analyzer that can identify volatile organic contaminants in near-real time. The strategy for air quality monitoring on SSF is designed to provide early detection so that the contamination can be confined to one module and so that crew health and safety can be protected throughout the contingency event. The use of air-quality monitors in fixed and portable modes will be presented as a means of following the progress of decontamination efforts and ensuring acceptable air quality in a module after an incident. The technology of each instrument will be reviewed briefly; the main focus of this paper, however, will be the use of air-quality monitors before, during, and after contingency incidents.
Document ID
19930057568
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Limero, Thomas F.
(NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Wilson, Steve
(NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Perlot, Susan
(Krug Life Sciences, Inc. Houston, TX, United States)
James, John
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 1992
Subject Category
Man/System Technology And Life Support
Report/Patent Number
SAE PAPER 921414
Meeting Information
Meeting: SAE, International Conference on Environmental Systems
Location: Seattle, WA
Country: United States
Start Date: July 13, 1992
End Date: July 16, 1992
Sponsors: SAE
Accession Number
93A41565
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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