UN inspectors choose portable agent detector.

• Author: Foster, Sharon
• Position: Tech Talk

United Nations weapons inspectors in Iraq have been using portable FT-IR spectrometers to search for Saddam Hussein's chemical weapons. Before the inspectors left for Baghdad last fall, the UN purchased a number of TravelIR Hazardous Chemical Identifier (HCI) systems from SensIR technologies, of Danbury, Conn.

"With the TravelIR HCI, virtually all liquids, powders, pastes and gels can be identified on site within a matter of seconds, saving the inspectors valuable time and ensuring them...