There is a need for a personal radiofrequency radiation (RF) alarm that has the ability to detect high levels of electromagnetic field exposures, in both near and far-field situations, so that personnel can perform their duties without health hazards in environments mandated by DOD operations. This project will develop a small, inexpensive portable alarm to detect overexposures to RF electric and magnetic fields, up to extremely high intensities; at the latter, electronic devices could be inactivated. The approach is to use a passive device, based on the biosynthesized polymer diazoluminomelanin (DALM) suspended in an agar gel, for detecting, indicating with an alarm, and recording the exposure. The system would have a redundant active electronic component, which would provide alternative audible and visual alarm features. The DALM and the DALM-gel technologies were invented or developed by Air Force Scientists; Beam Tech Corporation (BTC) has exclusive license to the biological and chemical synthesis of DALM. BTC will also test and evaluate to prototype system to determine operational limits of performance.
Keywords: Radio Frequency Radiation, Rf Alarm, Electric Field, Passive Detection, Overexposure Indicator, Diazoluminomelanin (Dalm), Magnetic Field, Elec
