GROSSING STATION

1 . A grossing station, said grossing station comprising:

a table;

a hood connected to said table; and

an integrated gas sensor system having at least one gas sensor, said integrated gas sensor system is secured to a surface of said hood, said integrated gas sensor system provides real time sampling and reporting of noxious gas within a work area of the grossing station.

2 . The grossing station of claim 1 further comprising a blower and ventilation system.

3 . The grossing station of claim 1 wherein said predetermined noxious gas is aqueous formaldehyde.

4 . The grossing station of claim 1 further comprising a second gas sensor arranged near said gas sensor.

5 . The grossing station of claim 4 further comprising a manifold, said manifold is arranged between said gas sensor and said second gas sensor.

6 . The grossing station of claim 5 further comprising a valve secured to said manifold, said valve allows switching between said gas sensor and said second gas sensor.

7 . The grossing station of claim 1 wherein said integrated gas sensor system measures volatile organic compounds in an approximate zero to a predetermined upper limit parts per million range.

8 . The grossing station of claim 1 wherein said gas sensor is an electro chemical cell sensor or semi-conductor gas sensor.

9 . The grossing station of claim 1 wherein said integrated gas sensor system having a circuit board, said gas sensor is arranged on or electrically connected to said circuit board.

10 . The grossing station of claim 1 further comprising a control panel arranged on or within said hood or said table.

11 . The grossing station of claim 10 further comprising a display arranged on a surface of said hood or said table, said display conveys a status of said gas sensor to a user of the grossing station.

12 . The grossing station of claim 11 wherein said display has an audible or visual alarm for alerting the user of a presence of said predetermined noxious gas.

13 . The grossing station of claim 4 wherein said gas sensor is a high sensitivity sensor and said second gas sensor is a gross measurement sensor.

14 . The grossing station of claim 4 wherein said gas sensor is a primary gas detector and said second gas sensor is a backup detector if said gas sensor fails or is depleted.

15 . The grossing station of claim 1 further comprising a siphon tube, said siphon tube is arranged between said at least one gas sensor and an exhaust airflow on a filtered side of said air flow.

16 . A method of detecting noxious gases at or around a grossing station during an autopsy, necropsy, dissection or laboratory work, said method comprising the steps of:

installation a gas sensor on a table or hood of the grossing station;

sampling for a predetermined noxious gas with said gas sensor;

determining if said sampled predetermined noxious gas is greater than a predetermined limit for exposure thereto; and

reporting in real time to a user of the grossing station an over exposure to said predetermined noxious gas.

17 . The method of claim 16 further comprising a second gas sensor, said second gas sensor is a back up sensor or a gross measurement sensor.

18 . The method of claim 16 further comprising the steps of monitoring exposure to said predetermined noxious gas over a predetermined long term and reporting said long term exposure to a user, lab manager or predetermined governing body.

19 . The method of claim 16 wherein said predetermined limit is approximately two parts per million for a short term exposure or approximately 0.75 parts per million for a long term exposure.

20 . The method of claim 16 wherein said step of reporting includes using an alarm to alert the user of said over exposure, said alarm is visual and/or audible.

21 . The method of claim 17 further comprises the step of switching between said gas sensor and said second gas sensor for detecting said predetermined noxious gas.