UK Border Force Deploys Agilent Resolve Handheld Raman Systems for Hazardous Material Detection
July 19 2018 - 2:00AM
Business Wire
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that UK
Border Force is now using Resolve, the company’s handheld Raman
system, to detect bulk chemicals—whether benign, hazardous, or
illegal—through opaque packages and containers. This system is the
latest addition to a suite of advanced technologies deployed to
detect illegal shipments.
The Resolve system’s unique through-barrier technology—known as
spatially offset Raman spectroscopy (SORS)—enables customs and
border officers to identify a broad range of threats through opaque
and colored containers and packaging materials thereby reducing
risk of exposure to harmful materials. These include explosives,
toxic chemicals, narcotics and chemical warfare agents.
In scenarios where hazardous materials may be present, opening
or disturbing containers can increase risk to the operator and, in
some cases, the public. Resolve enables safer operation, keeping
hazards contained, reducing or removing the need to take
samples.
“Resolve’s unique ability to detect hazardous substances through
opaque packaging is ideal for use in border applications as the
technology reduces the risk of exposure to the operator,” said Dr.
Robert Stokes, the head of Detection and Security, Raman
Spectroscopy, at Agilent. “We are working closely with UK Border
Force as they deploy Resolve systems across the UK, providing
comprehensive training sessions as well as specialist Reachback
support.”
This deployment is part of a multi-million-pound framework
agreement between the UK Home Office and Agilent Technologies.
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