Whether it’s for a long holiday weekend or a plant shutdown, instrumentation sometimes needs to be turned off for an extended period. If you and your colleagues will be away from your work for more than a few days, there are steps you can take to ensure a smooth startup when you get back to the lab.
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President Biden’s Executive Order 13990 directed the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency to undergo a policy and regulation review of changes to the Clean Air Act set forth during President Trump’s administration. The order instructed the EPA to suggest revisions and/or cancellation of regulations and policies that at first glance do not seem to be in the best interest of public health.
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In contrast to most cold vapor atomic absorption (CVAA) systems, the desirable characteristics of CVAFS-based mercury analyzers include:
Teledyne Leeman Labs offers a family of fully automated mercury analyzers that address the analysis of solids, semi-solids and liquids. Our high performance instruments help lab technicians, chemists and lab managers to complete the myriad of task required in today’s modern laboratories.
We recently released a Practical Guide for Selecting the Best Technique for Mercury Measurement where we describe in detail each of our mercury analyzers and how they work. In a previous post, we covered our two CVAAS systems. Below is a summary of the information included in the guide about Leeman Lab’s Cold Vapor Atomic Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Direct Analysis Combustion systems. The complete guide can be downloaded at TeledyneLeemanLabs.com.
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We thought it might be helpful for those of you with questions regarding EPA Method 245.7 to create a blog post addressing some of these questions. If you have any questions regarding EPA 245.7 that we haven't addressed here, please let us know and we will do our best to provide you with the answer.
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Analytical techniques for measuring mercury include cold vapor atomic absorption spectroscopy (CVAA), cold vapor atomic fluorescence spectroscopy (CVAF), and direct analysis by thermal decomposition. Each technique has advantages and disadvantages, I'll review each technique and provide tips for choosing the right one for various situations.
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Selecting the right Hg technique really depends on your analytical needs. For some labs, the decision will be driven solely by the need to comply with a specific regulatory method. For example, if your lab is required to analyze samples using EPA Method 245.1, then you will need to use the technique of cold vapor atomic absorption spectroscopy (CVAAS). If you are required to follow specific regulatory methods, you may find the following information helpful.
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