| abstract |
Contamination detection systems, kits, and techniques for detecting the presence of hazardous contaminants in surfaces, while minimizing the contact of the user with such contaminants. Even minute amounts of contaminants can be detected. A collection kit provides a swab that is simple to use, easy to hold and grasp, that allows the user to swab large areas of a surface, and that keeps the user's hands away. of the analyzed surface. The kit also provides an open and closed fluid transfer mechanism for transferring the collected fluid to a sensing device while minimizing contacting the user with the hazardous contaminants present in the collected fluid. Contamination detection kits enable the rapid collection and detection of hazardous drugs, including trace amounts of antineoplastic agents, in health care facilities located at the site of contamination. |