More than US$4 million in gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) equipment and services as part of a grant programme to build state and local preparedness for chemical terrorism
Agilent Technologies reports that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has ordered more than US$4 million in gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) equipment and services as part of a grant programme to build state and local preparedness for chemical terrorism.
The order includes more than 30 Agilent 6890N/5973 inert GC/MS systems with associated consulting, support and service agreements.
Agilent plans to distribute the instruments to state health laboratories as part of the CDC's effort to develop its Chemical Terrorism Laboratory Network (CTLN), a US nationwide response network for chemical terrorism and other public health threats.
This is the CDC's second large deployment of Agilent equipment and services for the CTLN.
In total, the CDC has purchased more than $9 million in Agilent equipment and services for this network.
"We are honoured that the CDC has chosen to make a significant investment in Agilent equipment for the CTLN," said Mike McMullen, vice president and general manager of Agilent's chemical analysis solutions unit.
"More than 70 Agilent instruments have already been earmarked for this critical programme.
"These instruments will help guide public health management of chemical incidents by identifying the chemical agent and determining who has been exposed and their level of exposure".
The CDC, located in Atlanta, USA, is the lead federal agency for protecting the health of people in the United States and abroad.
