laboratory gas News
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Lab gas price bulletin August 2019
Helium prices continue to spike following yet another helium shortage, the third in 14 years. The 2019 auction of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management peaked at $279.95 per million standard cubic feet for crude helium prices, approximately a 135% increase from the previous year. Back in 1996, helium was not considered a strategic resource and as a result, the U.S. government began selling its ...
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The future of GC in the face of another helium shortage
It’s all quite ironic – helium gas, the second most abundant gas in the universe, is an extremely scarce non-renewable resource on earth, and with the consequent soaring prices, laboratories are in search for a sustainable and dependable alternative. Helium gas reserves continue to diminish and yet another helium shortage has hit industries that rely heavily on the gas to function. ...
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Gas Sampling
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Gin in the lab: Using GC for Gin Distillation Analysis
No matter the season, come rain or shine, gin is always in. As a refreshing beverage at a bar by the beach or a soothing winter drink by an open fire at home, gin is so versatile it's hard not to find a perfect occasion for it. Undeniably, gin has seen a steady increase in popularity across the globe. Scotland in particular has seen a boom in gin sales, with many new distilleries setting up shop ...
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Proposed new ASTM vadose zone standard to aid in vapor intrusion evaluations
A proposed new practice being developed by ASTM Subcommittee D18.21 on Ground Water and Vadose Zone Investigations will cover techniques for actively collecting soil gas samples from the vadose zone beneath buildings. WK18835, Practice for Active Soil Gas Sampling in the Vadose Zone for Vapor Intrusion Evaluations, is under the jurisdiction of ASTM International Committee D18 on Soil and Rock. ...
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Limited EPA study finds low level of concern in samples of recycled tires from ballfield and playground surfaces
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released results of a limited field monitoring study of artificial-turf playing fields and playgrounds constructed with recycled tire material or tire crumb. The study was intended to gain experience conducting field monitoring of recreational surfaces that contain tire crumb. EPA will use the information to help determine possible next ...
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US EPA airmOzone TESTS
The US EPA leads Photochemical Assessment Monitoring Stations programs (PAMS) for more than 15 years and many equipments used at PAMS sites are old and need to be replaced. That is why US EPA has conducted a material review of fully automatic GC units able to by analyze the 56 VOC ozone precursors of the PAMS list. They planned to perform an evaluation in two steps : Laboratory evaluation of ...
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Thermal Mass Flow Meter Helps Reduce Cost of Plastics Recycling Technology
Engineers responsible for the complex process of recycling used plastic discarded as garbage and then given new life will find the rugged, direct mass flow measuring ST Series Thermal Flow Meters from Fluid Components International (FCI) helps them more accurately measure synthetic gas for economical co-gen plant operation. According to environmental experts, there is a crisis in finding viable ...
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Triad expedites brownfields redevelopment in Fairbanks
The Fairbanks North Star Borough (FNSB) used Triad in 2006-2007 to assess environmental conditions at a municipal property along the Chena River in Fairbanks, AK. FNSB accelerated the site investigation as part of a brownfields assessment grant received from the U.S. EPA in 2005. Low-level contamination had been identified onsite in past investigations, but its extent and impact on future ...
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