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Subminiature Photoionization VOC Sensor

Untitled Document 1. Objective Monitoring of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) is required for a number of gas analysis applications, such as: ...

Aug. 1, 2006

By AMETEK MOCON - Baseline

Building on a legacy of PID development

Summary From the 1970s to the present day, photo-ionisation detectors (PIDs) have been at the front line of efforts to detect volatile organic compounds. As industrial hygiene has become ever more important and exposure limits for VOCs have reduced, PID technology has continued to develop, providing reliable detection under challenging environmental conditions at concentrations right down to ...

Dec. 13, 2011

By Ion Science Ltd.

PID in industrial hygiene

Industrial (or occupational) hygiene places the emphasis on prevention of ill health from work, through recognising, evaluating and controlling the risks. For anyone working with hazardous compounds, these chemicals represent a significant potential source of risk. Modern PID instruments provide reliable detection of over 200 of the most dangerous chemicals, helping to ensure effective industrial ...

Oct. 18, 2011

By Ion Science Ltd.

Are your field soil screening procedures providing you with practical and accurate information?

Untitled Document Environmental consulting activities frequently require that on-the-spot decisions be made in the field concerning the ...

Jan. 1, 2005

By Enviro-Equipment, Inc.

Determination of TOC in stack through the innovative FID analyser easy to carry - Case Study

PROBLEM: The industrial chimney's emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) are becoming issues of global importance and to have an accurate knowledge about how to test VOC turns into a strategic issue. VOC emissions are quantified and monitored according to standard EN 12619, using FID analyzer which uses hydrogen and other reference gases in ...

Jul. 8, 2014

By Pollution Analytical Equipment

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 ...

Jan. 1, 2009

By USEPA - Technology Innovation and Field Services Division (TIFSD)

TVOC measurement for LEED/green building evaluation

Total Volatile Organic Compounds (TVOC) may be evaluated when building designers/managers are pursuing the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System for New Construction (LEED-NC) EQ Credit 3.2. The latest LEED-NC guidance document specifies that the maximum allowed concentration of TVOC measured in a building (post construction, pre-occupancy) is 500 µg/m3; the ...

May 27, 2009

In addition to formaldehyde, decoration, what harmful gases?

As the saying goes, clothes can make people more beautiful, in fact, the house is the same, when you buy a house, and give it a beautiful coat, can improve the quality of life, living in the house for a long time, re decoration, the old house and get a new life. However, the decoration pollution problem has become a lot of people's heart disease. Today we are going to talk about the ...

May 20, 2017

By Henan Oceanus Import & Export Co., Ltd

FTIR gas analysis improves container safety

Introduction Entry to freight containers represents a significant hazard to staff responsible for inspection, stuffing or destuffing because of the large number of airborne chemicals that can be present. Research in Germany and the Netherlands found hazardous levels of gases and vapours in around 20% of all containers and this level of contamination is now accepted as commonplace. It ...

Feb. 22, 2013

By Gasmet Technologies Oy

Analox Attends National Fire Protection Association Exhibition

This year’s NFPA, National Fire Protection Association exhibition was held in a very wet and windy Boston. ...

Jul. 11, 2017

By Analox Sensor Technology

Analyzer underpins growth of container inspection company

After a career as a customs officer in the Netherlands, Wim van Tienen was well aware of the toxic gas hazards presented by some freight containers, so in 2009 he started a company, Van Tienen Milieuadvies B.V., offering gas analysis and safety advice. The company grew quickly and now employs 23 staff. Wim attributes a large part of this success to the advanced FTIR gas detection and analysis ...

Feb. 9, 2017

By Gasmet Technologies Oy

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