- 11 April 2007 -

System can test for terrorist contamination

Hach Company has received SAFETY Act Designation and Certification from the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for GuardianBlueT, an early warning monitoring system designed to help cities protect their drinking water systems from terrorists' contamination attacks.

Hach's certification is based on a review of three years of test data including government testing using actual warfare agents, the company says, and the GuardianBlue early warning system is now available for installation into water distribution systems.

Hach says that GuardianBlue is the industry's first and only alert system to detect, alert and classify contaminants from cyanide and pesticides to ricin and VX. The system can also detect, alert, classify and study real-world events and unknown contaminants in water distribution systems. The system can alert operators to threat agents, contamination and operational issues before they spread or impact the entire water system.

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