The ECAM is designed to provide radiological assessments of potential environmental hazards to personnel and members of the public in the event of the release of alpha-emitting radionuclides. ECAM technology allows real-time field monitoring of concentration, DAC-hr and other parameters for determining potential exposure and improving protection of workers, the public, and the environment.
The unit is encapsulated in a durable, weatherproof assembly engineered to survive in various environmental conditions. It houses a vacuum blower capable of pulling 2 CFM, and can be utilized with customer air handling systems up to 120 L/min (>4 CFM) through a filter sample for large air volume data analysis by the ECAM module. Air is drawn into the inlets at the top of the system and passes through a specially-designed miniature cyclone chamber so that debris and large dust particles are forced out of the air stream as it circulates down into the central portion of the instrument where the CAM head is located.