air quality laboratory Articles
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Ninewells Hospital chooses ION Science Tiger VOC detector for use within the assisted conception unit - Case Study
In adherence with the Human Fertilisation and Embryology (HFEA) regulations for air quality in tissue laboratories and to ensure optimum culture conditions for embryos. The Assisted Conception Unit at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee has purchased an ION Science Tiger handheld volatile organic compound (VOC) detector in adherence with the Human Fertilisation and Embryology (HFEA) regulations for air ...
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Do People in Properties near Landfills need to be Concerned about Health & Safety Issues Related to Odors?
Many residential communities and businesses have been built over the years close to landfills as towns and cities have grown. For people working or living near a landfill, one telltale sign of a landfill’s presence is often unpleasant odors. Landfill gases are formed when buried waste decomposes due to microorganisms or volatizes as the waste changes from a liquid or solid to a vapor. ...
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CTXL SUPERECORDER Takes Circular Chart Recording to the Nest Level
Chart recorders are a familiar sight in manufacturing plants, where they track such variables as temperature, pressure, flow, pH, and humidity. Laboratories, meanwhile, use them to monitor scientific and engineering data generated in testing, diagnostics, statistical analysis, and other work requiring a graphic record. Omega Engineering has long been a force in chart recording, and with the ...
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Ducted or Ductless Fume Hoods? Is this the real issue?
Most laboratories will need some form of fume cabinet at some point. The type of cabinet is usually the starting point of the process, and the choice of either ductless or ducted cabinet is made. With the ever increasing need to save money and to be environmentally responsible there are other considerations that need to be explored before a decision can be reached. Protection of the User This ...
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Laboratory Gas Detection Solutions
The laboratory can be a dangerous place. Various measures must be put in place to create a laboratory that is safe and obeys health and safety regulations. Gases present in the laboratory are a common hazard found in the labs and pose risks such as explosions and toxicity. It is therefore vital to be alert for gas leaks. The installation of an appropriate gas sensor is one way to monitor ...
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Gas Chromatography: MCERTS Certification for Ambient Air Analysis on Benzene and VOCs
Due to environmental issues, the world of gas analysis is evolving very rapidly.Governments set the rules to limit and control the environmental pollution through legislation.Volatile organic compounds (VOCs),often produced by human activities, are amongst the sources of pollution that need to be identified and quantified for safety reasons. Exposure to high concentrations of certain VOCs is ...
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BTEX monitor, equal performances to laboratory chromatographs
Environnement S.A leveraged its technical leadership in this field with an extensive experience, being one of the first companies creating its first BTEX analyser almost 20 years ago. The VOC72M third generation of the series is, up to now, the most compact and fully automated analyser on the market, self-contained and newly designed for providing equal performance to the laboratory ...
By ENVEA
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Laboratory Containment Trends - The Next Ten Years
Abstract: Today, we all find ourselves in a reflective mood! Our business is, after all, containment. Covid 19 and we are therefore at cross-purposes! Many other more general trends in pharmacy and bioscience also cause us now to reflect on our future. Where is the lab containment going in the next ten years? What contemporary extract products have a future? How will this health crisis help ...
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Ferry Capitain: dust emission monitoring in a foundry - Case Study
Ferry Capitain, a member of the CIF group, is located in Joinville, France. The group has 1300 employees, 8 production sites throughout the world and has a turnover of 180 M€, 80% of which is exported. The company, founded in 1831 by Auguste Capitain and André Citroën, produces industrial ironwork. It specializes in large cast iron and steel parts (open gears, ...
By ENVEA
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Remote sensing of emissions: new technologies and recent work
The Second International Workshop on Remote Sensing of Emissions: New Technologies and Recent Work was held April 1-3, 2008. The workshop was sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards at Research Triangle Park (RTP), Office of Research and Development (RTP), and Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (HQ). At the workshop, ...
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Fungal Pathogens Identified by PCR and DNA Sequencing
Aspergillus is a type of fungus that is commonly found in the environment and in buildings that have suffered water damage or elevated humidity levels. For people with weakened immune systems, breathing Aspergillus spores can lead to infections. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “Aspergillosis is an infection caused by a fungus called Aspergillus. There ...
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Black streaks in my Office: Mold or what?
I see black streaks radiating out from ceiling diffusers. The question asked is “Is this black mold?” Rarely is it black mold, but it’s not impossible. Black mold usually grows on damp paper such as the paper surface of sheetrock. It can grow outdoors on decomposed wood and be brought into the HVAC system. More often than not though, that black stuff is soot. In many cases, it ...
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