Toxicology Analysis of Spacecraft Air

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (TEC) monitors airborne contaminants in spacecraft air and water. In-flight monitors are used to provide real-time insight into environmental conditions aboard the ISS. Archival samples are collected and returned to Earth for comprehensive characterization of the ISS air and water.

Real-time in-flight air analysis instruments include Air Quality Monitors (AQM), Carbon Dioxide (CO₂ (monitors) and a specific analyzer of compounds for combustion products (CSA-CP). Real-time in-flight water monitoring capabilities include the ISS Colorimetric Water Quality Monitoring Kit (CWQMK) and Total Organic Carbon Analyzer (TOCA).

Post-flight analyzes are performed on archival spacecraft air and water samples obtained at specific times and locations during a mission. Atmospheric archive samples are collected using “grab sample containers” (GSC) and formaldehyde badges. The ISS’s U.S. and Russian water harvesting systems process atmospheric moisture (U.S. and Russian systems) and urine distillate (U.S. system only) into clean, potable water for the crew to use. The water kit is used to collect archival samples of drinking water and is returned to the ground regularly to monitor the quality of water produced by the systems. Condensate and wastewater samples are also collected and returned to check for contaminants that could pass through water recovery systems.

• Increment 71 report including the entry of the NG-21 and the ascent of the Boeing-CFT (1 MB)
• Increment ratio 69 including input Ax2 SpX28 NG19 (1 MB)
• Increment 68 Report Input NG18 SpX26 SpX27 (845 KB)
• Increment ratio 65 with inputs SpX22, MLM, NG16, SpX23 (1.5 MB)
• Increment report 67 with OFT2 and SpX25 input (962 KB)
• Increment 66 Report SpX-24 NG-17 Ingress (835 KB)
• Increment 64, including SpX-21 and NG-15 Ingress (897 KB)
• Increment 63, including HTV-9 and NG-14 input (884 KB)
• Increment 62-63 Benzene Anomaly Report (442 KB)
• Increment 62, including NG-13 and SpX-20 input (747 KB)
• Increment 61, including NG-12 and SpX-19 Egress (1.1 MB)
• Increment 60, including SpX-18 and HTV8 Ingress (1.27 MB)
• Increment 59, including NG-11 and SpX-17 Ingress (3.4 MB)
• Report Increment 58 (2.78 MB)
• Increment 57, including NG-10 and SpX-16 entries (2.71 MB)
• SpaceX Demo-1 Ingress SM and DM1 contingencies (792 KB)
• Increment 56, HTV-7 Emergency Report and Node 1 (3.5 MB)
• Report on Increment 55 and SpX14 and OA9 entries (1.9 MB)
• Increment 54 including SpX-13 Ingress (877 KB)
• Increment 53, including OA-8 entry and Node 1 emergency investigation (743 KB)
• Increment 52 report, including JEM odor contingency, SpX-11 and SpX-12 input, and WPA MF bed contingency samples
• Increment 51 and OA-7 Input Report (1.47 MB)
• Increment 50 and HTV-6, SpX-10 entries (2.72 MB)
• Increment 49 OA-5 Investigation report on oil paint infiltration and odors (3.12 MB)
• Increment 48, SpX-9 Infiltration and Oil Paint Odor Investigation Report (3.43 MB)
• Increment 47, BEAM/OA-6/SpX-8 Entries and Node 3 Siloxane Investigation Report (4.82 MB)
• Increment 46 and Node 3 Emergency Report (4.4 MB)
• Increment 45 and entry OA-4 (3 MB)
• Increment 44 and HTV-5 input report (1.6 MB)
• Increment 43, SpX-6 Entry, Node 1 Ethanol Investigation and Emergency Report (6.2 MB)
• Report Increment 42 (4 MB)
• Report Increment 41 (3.3 MB)
• Space X-5 First Entrance and Node 3 Air Quality Emergency Report (2 MB)
• First report on air quality at the entrance to SpaceX-4 (1.32 MB)
• Increment 40, Orb-2/ATV-5 inputs and SM contingency (2.92 MB)
• Increment 39 and SpX-3 entry (5.75 MB)
• Increment 38 and Orb-1 entry (8.02 MB)
• Increment 37 and Orb-D1 entry (5.9 MB)
• Increment 36 and HTV-4 entry (7.22 MB)
• Report Increment 35 (4.04 MB)
• Report Increment 34 (5.64 MB)
• February 2013, example of emergency report (1.91 MB)
• Space X-2 first entry sample analyzes (1.56 MB)
• Soyuz 31S Return Samples (2.98 MB)
• Space X-1 First Entry Sample Analysis (39 KB)
• Revised Soyuz 30 return samples (7.46 MB)
• Space X-Demo First Entry Sample Analysis (767 KB)
• Soyuz 28 and Soyuz 29 return samples (1 MB)
• Soyuz 27 Return Samples (824 KB)
• STS-134, ULF7, 26S (2 MB)
• STS-133 / ISS-ULF5 (396 KB)
• Soyuz 25S mission report (286 KB)
• Soyuz 24S returns samples from ISS Air (740 KB)
• Soyuz 23S return samples (593 KB)
• STS-132 / ISS-ULF4 (1.31 MB)
• STS-131 / ISS-19A (3.55 MB)
• STS-130 / ISS-20A (1.27 MB)
• STS-129 / ISS-ULF3 (1.4 MB)