Ambient air sampling of the facility was conducted using a Lumex RA-915+
mercury vapor analyzer (Ohio Lumex Co., Inc.).
Using the P195 Plus
Mercury Vapor Analyzer, the study allegedly determined that most of the schools exceeded acceptable mercury levels set by the United States Department of Health's ATSDR (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry).
The study measured mercury vapor concentrations from identified sources such as equipment or facilities used in amalgam procedures, storage and immediate disposal sites, among others, using a Lumex RA-915+
Mercury Vapor Analyzer.
The calibration of the monitor was confirmed using a Jerome 431-X
mercury vapor analyzer (Arizona Instrument LLC, Chandler, AZ), which was certified by an independent testing laboratory.
The Jerome 471 ultra low-level
mercury vapor analyzer provides an alternative for detecting, measuring and reporting levels of mercury vapor for environmental and residential spill and clean-up levels assessment.
An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) response team used a
mercury vapor analyzer to determine mercury vapor levels at the residence from which the mercury was taken and at the three schools where the children were dropped off.
A screening environmental investigation on 27 July with a Jerome
mercury vapor analyzer (MVA) measured 27 [micro]g/[m.sup.3] at the front door, 54 [micro]g/[m.sup.3] at the kitchen entrance, and 78 [micro]g/[m.sup.3] on the staircase leading to the basement.
Its seven-pound, portable Jerome 431-X
Mercury Vapor Analyzer is used predominantly for environmental applications such as spill response, field screening, and mercury surveys, according to Linda Eppinger, product manager for AI's mercury analyzers.
Airborne concentrations after large spills are mapped with a
mercury vapor analyzer (MVA).
Data from these analyses suggest that 1) blood samples are more sufficiently acquired and can be used to evaluate recent acute exposure and 2) use of a real-time
mercury vapor analyzer can help public health officials determine the magnitude of exposures and help prevent reexposures.
The mercury vapor concentration within a chamber was monitored continuously by a continuous
mercury vapor analyzer dual-beam ultraviolet photometer in standard flow configuration (model 791.741; EPM Environmental Products Manufacturing, Dalerstraat, the Netherlands), which was capable of measuring concentrations from 2 to 1,999 [micro]g/[m.sup.3] in air.
Examination of the house using a
mercury vapor analyzer detected indoor air mercury concentrations of 10-40 [mu]g/m[.sup.3].
