Air Sampling Instrument Articles

Air Sampling Instruments for Radiological Emergency Preparedness

The necessity of state-of-the-art air sampling and airflow calibration instruments for radiological emergency preparedness teams (REP), civil survey teams (CST) and radiological assistance program teams (RAP) is clearly established in today’s terrorism sensitive environment. Instruments need to be lightweight, reasonably small, simple to operate and to display accurate measurement ...

Sep. 23, 2014

By F&J Specialty Products, Inc.

Instrument air case study

Application Moisture is measured in instrument air to ensure that the air is properly dried. Problem Instrument air is used through-out a facility to protect delicate electronics, instruments, and to operate key process actuators. Many instruments also use instrument air to operate various pneumatic operators they might possess. Too frequently, there is ...

Nov. 24, 2014

By Ametek Process Instruments - THERMOX

Smart Air Sampling Instruments Have The Ability To Improve The Accuracy Of Air Monitoring Data Comparisons Among Nuclear Industry Facilities

Introduction Valid inter-comparisons of operating performance parameters among all members of the nuclear industry are essential for the implementation of continuous improvement and for obtaining credibility among regulators and the general public. It is imperative that the comparison of performances among different industry facilities be as accurate as possible and normalized to ...

Jul. 1, 2014

By F&J Specialty Products, Inc.

General Air Sampling Guidelines (PDF)

This Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) provides guidance in developing and implementing sampling plans to assess the impact of hazardous waste sites on ambient air. It presents the United States Environmental Protection Agency/Environmental Response Team's (U.S. EPA/ERT's) approach to air sampling and monitoring and identifies equipment requirements. It is not within the scope of this SOP to ...

Jan. 1, 1994

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Teledyne Scientific Instruments - Direct Sampling MS and MS/MS for Real Time Air Monitoring

Presented at the 44th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry, May 12-16, 1996 Portland, OR. Published in the Proceedings of the 44th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry May 12-16, 1996 Portland, OR, in press. DIRECT SAMPLING MS AND MS/MS FOR REAL TIME AIR MONITORING C. Remigi, P.T. Palmer, Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry, SF State University, SF, CA ...

Jun. 28, 2007

By Environics, Inc.

Recent Improvements in Air Flow Calibration Reference Instruments

A key element in radiation protection programs at commercial nuclear power plants, nuclear research facilities, fuel fabrication plants and regulatory agency oversight programs of licensees is management's ability to validate the accuracy of the many air sampling instruments utilized in the facility's radiation protection air monitoring programs. The volume of air sampled in each sample ...

Sep. 23, 2014

By F&J Specialty Products, Inc.

Modern Technology Closes the Gap caused by the Deficiencies in Traditional Analog Air Sampling Instrument Technology

Smart air sampling instruments can reduce, minimize and often eliminate the deficiencies of traditional analog air sampling instruments at a time when the industry needs maximum credibility on health and safety issues in preparation for the resurgence of commercial nuclear power plant construction on a worldwide basis. The rapid evolution of microprocessor technology since the mid 1980s ...

Sep. 23, 2014

By F&J Specialty Products, Inc.

Industrial Hygiene: Quality Assurance In Air Sampling and Analysis

Industrial hygiene is the recognition, evaluation, and control of chemical, physical, biological, and ergonomic stresses in the workplace. Of the stresses listed, chemical stresses in the form of air contaminants are the most common. Air contaminants, their PELs and TLVs, and how to sample for them, is Industrial Hygiene 101 for most industrial hygienists. However, as simple as sampling and ...

May 1, 2000

Area Monitoring: Diffusion Sampling

Indoor and outdoor gas hazards that exist in open areas are usually monitored using diffusion-type sensors. A diffusion sensor has no active sample-drawing system; diffusion sensors rely on the ambient air movement and pressure to deliver the sample to the sensing element. Diffusion-type sensors are a reliable and cost-effective way to monitor open area gas hazards. When installing diffusion ...

Oct. 5, 2013

By Control Instruments Corporation

Tekran instruments—monitoring around the world

Tekran provides trace-level mercury analytical and monitoring technology for a variety of applications including laboratory-based sample analysis, continuous point-source emissions and ambient air monitoring. This article focuses on and highlights the results of an application of Tekran’s Ambient Air Mercury Speciation System. In contrast to most other heavy metals, mercury (Hg) and mercury ...

Feb. 15, 2012

By Tekran Instruments Corporation

Setting the standards for headspace sampling by PID

The responsiveness of PIDs to virtually all VOCs has seen them become the accepted tool for initial site entry assessment, ensuring optimal detection of unknown and often toxic or hazardous chemicals found at hazardous waste sites and chemical emergencies. The speed and accuracy of modern PID equipment means that many worker and community safety concerns during initial and ongoing operations can ...

Nov. 4, 2011

By Ion Science Ltd.

A Dynamic Site Investigation: Adaptive Sampling and Analysis Program for Operable Unit 1 at Hanscom Air Force Base, Bedford, Massachusetts

Abstract In this study, field analytical instrumentation and methods were used to support a risk assessment study at the airfield at Hanscom Air Force Base (HAFB, Bedford, Massachusetts). The site investigation is part of an ongoing effort to determine contaminant risk to ground water from soil. The field tools supported a dynamic workplan/adaptive sampling and analysis demonstration. Over ...

Jan. 1, 1998

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Sustainable sampling of native bromeliads for environmental monitoring

By analysing the leaves of bromeliads, the availability of chemical elements in the atmosphere can be assessed. However, sampling steps affect the reliability of using such plants for environmental quality studies. This paper describes a novel and sustainable sampling methodology for conservation units, in which small discs (6 mm diameter) of bromeliad leaves could be taken without removing ...

Jun. 30, 2010

By Inderscience Publishers

Tech update: Plant instrumentation - food engineering

Sensors and other devices are the foot soldiers in automation architecture, but most food and beverage manufacturers still are looking for full value. You know an equipment category has arrived when it starts getting its own industry-specific center. For the food production sensors that do the heavy lifting in instrumentation technology, that day could arrive earlier rather than ...

Sep. 1, 2008

By Hardy Process Solutions

The 10 Key Factors in Selecting a Stack Sampling Firm

Summary: This document is a summary of the key factors that you should take into consideration when hiring a stack testing firm.This has been prepared in conjunction with the ASTM criteria for standard practice of testing companies.The ASTM criteria has been supplemented, based on 125 years of direct testing experience, which is the combined years of experience of the individuals that contributed ...

Jan. 1, 2006

By Avogadro Environmental Corporation

Oil Sampling Best Practices (Part 2)

Understanding Dynamic Particle Equilibrium in Closed Loop Systems Dynamic Equilibrium Condition (DEC) is defined as a steady state condition where the normal wear rate in a machine results in no net gain or loss of particles. ...

Jan. 19, 2017

By Spectro Scientific

Operating Experience with a Near-Real-Time Ambient Airborne Metals Instrument System

Airborne Metals Instrument System Cooper Environmental Systems Xact 620) National Ambient Air Monitoring Conference, Nashville, Tennessee November 2-5, 2009 Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Air Pollution Control Program and Environmental Services Program Washington University, St. Louis U. S. EPA Project Plan Phase I. ...

May 23, 2017

By Cooper Environmental Services

Dairy Crest – Dairy Effluent Treatment Case Study and Partech Water Instruments

In order to comply with environmental regulations, the food and beverage industry relies heavily on constant monitoring and control of wastewater and effluent, before discharge from the plant. Additionally, if process plants fail to be vigilant when it comes to monitoring all areas of waste treatment, the results can be unsuccessful. Partech’s water instruments are ...

Sep. 15, 2015

By Partech (Electronics) Ltd.

Sample Handling Strategies for Accurate Lead-In-Soil Measurements in the Field and Laboratory

ABSTRACT The inhomogenous lead-in-soil matrix can present serious obstacles to accurate sample collection and handling. In typical lead-in-soil measurement, particle size related errors in sampling and sample handling often exceed all other sources of error. The magnitude of error can vary widely depending on the particulate nature of the lead contaminant and the effectiveness of control ...

Jan. 29, 1999

By Thermo Scientific Niton Analyzers

Selecting the Right Air Quality Monitor

There are many types of air quality monitors available, but which one is the best choice for measuring gaseous air pollutant concentrations? There are two classes of such air quality monitors: sampling monitors and in-situ monitors (“in-situ” = “in the original position”). Sampling monitors utilises a manifold through which the air to be analysed is pumped. A small air ...

Dec. 11, 2017

By Opsis AB

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