Patent ID: 11971421
Assignee: ELEMENTAL SCIENTIFIC, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A method for detecting contamination of a sample in a remote sampling system, comprising:
drawing the sample from one of a plurality of sample sources via one of a plurality of sample collection devices, the plurality of sample collection devices being selectively fluidically coupled to any of the plurality of sample sources for receiving the sample therefrom;
directing the sample from the one of the plurality of sample collection devices through one of a plurality of connection paths to at least one analyzer;
in a first detection step, detecting, via the at least one analyzer, whether a contaminant is present in the sample;
based upon the detection of a contaminant present in the sample, redirecting the sample from the corresponding one of the plurality of sample sources through a second of the plurality of sample collection devices and a second of the plurality of connection paths to the at least one analyzer; and
in a second detection step, detecting, via the at least one analyzer, whether the contaminant is present in the sample received through the second of the plurality of connection paths.