Volatile organic compound sensor system

A new method of environmental monitoring halogenated volatile compounds comprising the steps of:

• obtaining a refrigerant leak detector;
• establishing said refrigerant leak detector in an environmental area of interest;
• and
• sensing halogenated volatile compounds in said environmental area of interest by operating said refrigerant leak detector.

A new method of monitoring halogenated volatile chemical war agents comprising the steps of:

• obtaining a refrigerant leak detector;
• establishing said refrigerant leak detector in an area of interest;
• and
• sensing a halogenated volatile chemical war agent in said area of interest by operating said refrigerant leak detector.

A method of field monitoring for volatile compounds comprising the steps of:

• obtaining at least one halogenated volatile compound sensor;
• establishing said at least one halogenated volatile compound sensor in an environmental area of interest;
• sense operating said at least one halogenated volatile compound sensor;
• and
• obtaining a numerical output indicative of a concentration of at least one halogenated volatile compound in said environmental area of interest.

A method of volatile compound monitoring in the field comprising the steps of:

• obtaining at least two volatile compound sensors;
• arranging said at least two volatile compound sensors in an array and so that each may sense a gas of interest;
• initiating operation of said at least two volatile compound sensors;
• and
• obtaining a sensible indication relative to a concentration of a volatile compound functional group,
• wherein said step of obtaining a sensible indication relative to a concentration of a volatile compound functional group can be performed even when said gas of interest contains volatile compounds that are not within said volatile compound functional group,
• wherein said step of obtaining a sensible indication relative to a concentration of a volatile compound functional group occurs within a short time of said step of initiating operation of said at least two volatile compound sensors,
• wherein said method does not comprise mass spectrometry,
• wherein said method does not comprise gas chromatography, and
• wherein said method does not comprise immunoassaying.