A novel electronic nose to locate victims of mass disaster events
Funding: 2021: $152,281
2022: $154,296
2023: $148,756
Project Member(s): Ueland, M.
Funding or Partner Organisation: Australian Research Council (ARC DECRA Scheme)
Australian Research Council (ARC DECRA Scheme)
Start year: 2021
Summary: The worldwide risk of occurrence of mass disasters is growing due to global warming and increased threats of terrorism. Locating victims during these disasters is crucial. This proposal aims to develop a portable electronic nose capable of locating living and deceased victims in mass disasters by targeting volatile chemical components emitted from the human body. This project expects to overcome the issues with current detection methods which are costly, have limited operational times and cannot be used in hazardous scenarios. The expected outcomes of this project include the development of innovative techniques that can significantly improve mass disaster recovery on a global scale.
FOR Codes: Sensor technology (incl. chemical aspects), Forensic chemistry, Health Protection and/or Disaster Response, Expanding Knowledge in Technology, Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences, Sensor Technology (Chemical aspects), Separation Science, Separation science , Public health (excl. specific population health), EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE