Method and apparatus for detecting and classifying contaminants in water
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1. Apparatus for detecting and measuring water contaminants and quality parameters comprising:
- a user site and at least one remote monitor site;
said remote monitor site comprising a hydraulic module and an electronic module;
said electronic module comprising a microcontroller responding to data input from said hydraulic module and selectively controlling said hydraulic module, means for correlating historically recorded sensor data with present data input from said hydraulic module and providing said microcontroller with information to produce control signals selectively altering the operation of said hydraulic module, and a communication system for communicating measured data between said user site and said remote site;
said hydraulic module comprising water sample input and output means, means for selectively oxidizing or reducing said sample, and means for measuring selected parameters of said water sample; and
wherein said remote monitor site detects and measures contaminants and water quality parameters in said water sample.
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Abstract
A method and the apparatus (hereinafter referred to as the environmental monitoring system or EMS") designed to sample, detect, measure, and report, in real time, the presence of contaminants and thereby provide users with the ability to continually monitor conformance of water with established health and safety standards. When integrated with a user operated process control system, the EMS enables users to control the monitored process and to thereby ensure that the sampled water complies with established health and safety standards.
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1. Apparatus for detecting and measuring water contaminants and quality parameters comprising:
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a user site and at least one remote monitor site; said remote monitor site comprising a hydraulic module and an electronic module; said electronic module comprising a microcontroller responding to data input from said hydraulic module and selectively controlling said hydraulic module, means for correlating historically recorded sensor data with present data input from said hydraulic module and providing said microcontroller with information to produce control signals selectively altering the operation of said hydraulic module, and a communication system for communicating measured data between said user site and said remote site; said hydraulic module comprising water sample input and output means, means for selectively oxidizing or reducing said sample, and means for measuring selected parameters of said water sample; and wherein said remote monitor site detects and measures contaminants and water quality parameters in said water sample. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for detecting and measuring contaminants and quality parameters in a water sample from a remote monitor site comprising:
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a) establishing a user site and at least one remote monitor site; b) taking a water sample at said remote monitor site; c) detecting and measuring contaminants and quality parameters in a water sample at said remote monitor site; d) communicating the detected and measured parameters of contaminants in and quality of the water sample from the remote monitor site to the user site; and e) changing the method of detecting and measuring water contaminants and quality parameters at the remote monitor site from the user site in response to communicated data from the remote monitor site. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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