CBD AD FOR HEAVY METAL DETECTION AND MEASUREMENT Sandia National Laboratories assisted in the development of a proprietary technology for Heavy Metal Detection and Measurement. (US patent # 5,354,996). Currently, Sandia is in the process of performing additional internal R&D on the instrument to demonstrate its usefulness to DOE, other government agencies, and commercial markets. Sandia seeks potential partners to participate in the eventual production, marketing and distribution of a commercial system based on this technology. The Heavy Metal Detector System uses the selective metal binding characteristics of an organic metalloprotein, and the extraordinary detectability of radioactivity, to indicate the presence of non-radioactive toxic heavy metals at very low concentrations. A portable system has been demonstrated using metals in solution, but the technology may also be useful for particulate and gaseous samples. Recently, the total annual heavy metals market was reported at $179 million. Increased regulation of hazardous waste streams and public pressure for government and industry to clean-up past waste sites will increase the demand for this technology into the next century. Possible application for the instrument include: in-line monitoring of industrial processes (as a fail-safe warning system); down stream monitoring of known waste site to determine leakage; real-time detection system for one-time releases; and field and on-site instrumentation to replace sampling and laboratory chemistry. Sandia is a government-owned, contractor-operated facility with locations in New Mexico and California. As a research and development laboratory for the Department of Energy (DOE), we have been working on high technology solutions to problems of national importance for over 40 years. Until only recently, the technologies that we developed were kept under lock and key. However, we are now able to grant commercial licenses to our intellectual property and watch technologies go from "lab to market"; out of R&D and to application. Currently, Sandia is looking for partners who have a manufacturing capability in the same or a related technology area, and who are interested in potentially partnering with Sandia to develop the current system into a commercial viable product. Interested parties should send a statement of their area of interest, past relevant experience qualifying them to participate, and description of their current product lines. Company literature and detailed product brochures are welcomed. Please send the information via mail, fax, or electronic mail by July 25th 1997 to one of the following: Ted Luera or Kathleen Randles Sandia National Laboratories Org. 9363 -- MS 1146 Albuquerque, NM 87185-1146 FAX: 505/284-3651 e-mail: tfluera@sandia.gov kerandl@sandia.gov E-MAIL: Ted Luera, tfluera@sandia.gov.

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