lead analyzer Articles

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the sources of lead in the environment in children with elevated blood, with the help of a Field Portable X-Ray ...

Jan. 1, 2004

By Thermo Scientific Niton Analyzers

This surface sampling method was developed to provide a reliable, portable procedure that will provide prompt measurement of surface contamination levels of lead. Information gained from samples taken during an initial walk-through portion ...

Jan. 1, 2003

By Thermo Scientific Niton Analyzers

A recent California proposition led to awareness that lead is a stabilizer in the Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) jacketing that covers conductors in Christmas lights. The objective of this study is to examine the level of accessible lead in Christmas lights. Following U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) Lead Inspectors’ procedures, researchers at Cornell University and in Nebraska conducted ...

Dec. 1, 2008

By National Environmental Health Association (NEHA)

The lead content in recycled glass no longer poses a problem in the glass industry. Cullet recycled by REDWAVE-XRF provides superior results according to glass plants. The lead content in glass is even below the quality limits required by law. Experiences of glass plants and plant operators: The REDWAVE-XRF sorting system by BT-Wolfgang Binder GmbH for separation of leaded pieces of ...

Dec. 4, 2012

By REDWAVE a division of BT-Wolfgang Binder

Abatement Project Management  ACC controls all factors of lead-based colour abatement tasks on our customer's part. The ACC venture manger screens the contractor’s actions to make sure conformity with OSHA rules. Once abatement is accomplished, the ACC venture administrator performs a visible examination and, if the place is going to be re-occupied with children, approval ...

Dec. 12, 2011

By ACC Environmental Consultants, Inc.

X-ray fluorescence analysis can be used to quickly and easily analyze samples in solid, powder, and liquid states nondestructively, and is therefore widely used as a screening technique for compliance with the RoHS/ELV directives. A large amount of lead-free solder is used for surface-mount circuit boards. Here we evaluated the sensitivity of analysis of Pb, Cd, Ag, and Cu in lead-free solder ...

Nov. 17, 2011

By Shimadzu Scientific Instruments Inc

ReportsnReports.com adds report European Automated Microbiology Market 2014: Molecular Diagnostics, Microbial Identification, Antibiotic Susceptibility, Blood Culture, Urine Screening, Immunodiagnostics to its store.European Automated Microbiology Market 2014 is a new five-country strategic analysis of major business opportunities emerging in the automated microbiology market during the next five ...

Feb. 11, 2014

Soil samples collected in housing areas with potential lead contamination generally are analyzed with flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) or other laboratory methods. Previous work indicates that field-portable X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analysis is capable of detecting soil lead levels comparable to those detected by FAAS in samples sieved to less than 125 μm in a laboratory. A ...

Mar. 1, 2008

By National Environmental Health Association (NEHA)

ReportsnReports.com adds report Orthopedics Market Consolidation: Who will not survive? to its store. This report provides a worldwide strategic overview of the orthopedics market, including: In addition, the report presents a concise review of the major U.S. and international trends with potentially significant impact on the orthopedics market ...

Feb. 3, 2014

Procedure: Air samples are collected by drawing workplace air, using personal sampling pumps, through 37-mm mixed cellulose ester (MCE) filters mounted in polystyrene cassettes. Samples are prepared for XRF analyses by transferring each filter, along with the support pad, to a special air filter sample holder, specifically designed for a Niton XRF analyzer. Three separate 60-second readings are ...

Jan. 1, 2003

By Thermo Scientific Niton Analyzers

ReportsnReports.com adds report Infectious Disease Testing Market 2014: Strategic Assessments of Leading Suppliers to its store.This report provides detailed analyses of current and emerging technologies, and their potential applications for the infectious disease testing market, including molecular diagnostics, biochips, monoclonal antibodies, immunoassays, IT, gel microdroplets, ...

Jan. 27, 2014

The Republic of Zambia is rich in mineral resources, such as zinc (Zn) and lead (Pb), and mining is a key industry in Zambia. A previous study of Pb pollution in Kabwe, one of the main mining areas, found that soil was contaminated with high levels of toxic metals over a substantial area. In the present study, the authors focus on toxic metal pollution in cattle, one of the most important ...

Jul. 22, 2012

By John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

I’m an avid gardener. I revel in spending an afternoon under the warmth of the sun getting my hands into the soil, re-planting flowers, nurturing the unhealthy and staking blossoms. It is a time when good ideas seep into my mind and badideas creep out. It is my learning laboratory. One of the many things that my garden has taught me is that the plants fallinto three growing categories: those that ...

Jul. 1, 2006

By AHC Group

Blood lead surveys in several areas of India have found very high percentages of children with elevated blood lead levels. Fifty-three percent of children under 12 years of age in a sevencity screening had blood lead levels equal to or greater than 10 μg/dL, the level currently considered elevated by the U.S.  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A number of these surveys ...

Jan. 1, 2005

By Thermo Scientific Niton Analyzers

Levels began to climb in the 1970s, peaking a decade ago — a timeline consistent with the region’s pattern of leaded gasoline use. Written by Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office.You can read the original new in MIT NewsSince the 1970s, leaded gasoline has been slowly phased out ...

Jun. 27, 2012

By MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology

To find sources of leading safety indicators, we need to look at the base of the Heinrich Safety Pyramid. Leading safety indicators are derived from safety incidents that did not result in injury. These can include everything from job safety observations and attendance at safety meetings to unsafe acts and near misses. These are different than lagging indicators, which are statistics that result ...

Jul. 19, 2016

By Intelex Technologies Inc.

Considerable investment has been made in studies to determine the usefulness of fieldportable XRF for the analysis of dust wipes on-site. With an estimated 38 million (40%) of housing units in the United States having Lead Based Paint ...

Apr. 1, 2002

By Thermo Scientific Niton Analyzers

If there is one lesson to be learned from the Flint crisis, it is this: Our communities will be safer in the long run with no lead pipes in the ground. That’s why the board of the American Water Works Association – recognizing our first core principle is the protection of public health -- voted unanimously on March 7 to forge on a path toward the removal of all lead service lines. ...

Mar. 12, 2016

By American Water Works Association (AWWA)

RoHS, the seminal European sustainability directive, and others like it challenge manufacturers to eliminate hazardous substances in their products. With RoHS compliance deadlines ongoing through at least the next five years, and more to come from other regions and nations, ASTM Committee F40 is helping companies with testing standards and other resources. The recent introduction of the new Apple ...

Nov. 6, 2014

By ASTM International

Sulfur compounds are reactive, corrosive to pipes, and destructive to catalysts in petroleum refineries. Sulfur emission are strictly regulated globally. When released into the atmosphere sulfur dioxide converts to sulfuric acid resulting in adverse effects on human health and the environment. Sulfur detection is found useful in many other industries; therefore, detection of sulfur compounds in ...

Nov. 23, 2016

By Restek Corporation