UP TO 35,000 WORKERS OF THE U.

Award Information

Agency: Department of Energy	Branch: N/A	Award ID: 4585	Program Year/Program: 1986 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: 4585	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: Coal Gas Inc.
115 M Umstead Industrial Pk Raleigh, NC 27612
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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No

Phase 1: Fiscal Year: 1986

Title: UP TO 35,000 WORKERS OF THE U.

Agency: DOE

Contract: N/A

Award Amount: $50,000.00

Abstract:
UP TO 35,000 WORKERS OF THE U.S. CHEMICAL INDUSTRY AND MORE THAN 270,000 WORKERS IN THE PETROLEUM AND COAL-RELATED IN- DUSTRIES MAY BE EXPOSED DAILY TO CARCINOGENIC AND MUTANOGENIC COMPOUNDS FROM THE AROMATIC AMINE GROUP. COAL GAS, INC DEVELOPED A VERY SIMPLE HIGH-TECHNOLOGY APPROACH TO MONITORING THE EXPOSURE OF PERSONNEL TO TRACE LEVELS OF POLLUTANTS AND IS PROPOSING TO CONDUCT R&D WHICH WILL EXTENDTHE TECHNOLOGY TO AROMATIC AMINES. COAL GAS, INC TECHNOLOGY,DENOTED CHROMOSENSE (TM), CONSISTS OF A THIN WAFER WHICH CHANGES COLOR UPON EXPOSURE TO SPECIFIC GASES AND OF AN ELECTRONIC DUAL-BEAM PHOTOMETER WHICH CAN BE USED TO QUANTITIZE THE COLOR THAT DEVELOPS UPON EXPOSURE. EACH WAFER HAS A COLOR CHART WHICH ALLOWS VISUAL ESTIMATES OF THE EXPOSURE. THE ELECTRONIC PHOTOMETER ALLOWS MORE ACCURATEASSESSMENT OF THE EXPOSURE VIA A DIRECT INTERFACE TO A COMPUTER FOR ROUTINE DAILY DOCUMENTATIONS OF THE EXPOSURE OFEACH INDIVIDUAL.

Principal Investigator:
Buck dowdy
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Business Contact:
J. Buck Dowdy
Investigator
9197874479

Small Business Information at Submission:

Coal Gas Inc
115 M. Umstead Industrial Park Raleigh, NC 27612

EIN/Tax ID:

DUNS: N/A

Number of Employees: N/A

Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No