Advanced Chemical Sensors, Inc.
Technical Information Sheet
Mercury Vapor Monitor
Catalog No. HG-10
ACS Vapor Monitor can be worn as a badge near the breathing zone
to measure personal exposure, or placed in a room to measure area
concentration.
Occupational safety standards are based on personal exposure
monitoring of each employee who may be exposed to the vapor as a
regular part of their job. Periodic monitoring of personnel and room
concentrations is recommended
| Exposure Limits: |
ACGIH |
OSHA |
NIOSH |
| TWA (ppm) |
0.025 |
0.1 |
0.025 |
| STEL/CEIL (ppm) |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| Sampling Medium: |
Ultra High Purity Gold |
| Method of Analysis: |
Cold Vapor-Atomic Adsorption Spectrophotometer |
| Reference Method: |
OSHA Method ID-140 |
| Recommended Sampling Time: |
15 minutes to more than 24 hours |
| Minimum Level of Quantitation: |
0.03 ppm for 8 hours
1.0 ppm for 15 minutes
|
| Interferences: |
No interferences are known.
|
| Effect of Temperature: |
Less than 10% for each 10 °C variation from 24 °C |
| Effect of Humidity: |
No effects detected at 30% RH to 92% RH. |
| Overall System Accuracy: |
10% at 0.05 mg/m3 for 8 hours
|
| Storage Conditions: |
Maximum shelf life one year. |
| Recommended Holding Time: |
Two weeks prior to analysis. |
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