Steve’s Technical Corner
Laboratories: Increase Efficiency with Assay Technology Badges
Assay Technology, Inc. manufactures several organic vapor monitors, most notably the 566, 546, and 525. Customers are asked to choose the best badge based on what they know about the environment and sampling duration. This flexibility is great for selecting the right ‘tool’ for the job, but it means laboratories have to be prepared to Read More …
Can I use badges for less than 15 minutes or greater than 8 hours?
Change of Method Reference for Organic Vapors
Notice to Lab Customers For years, Assay Technology has referenced a modified version of OSHA #7 (Organic Vapors) on our reports for most of the chemicals collected on charcoal media. (Badges: 546, 566, 521, and 525 for chemicals like benzene, IPA, and methylene chloride.) This method is very similar or the same as many of the other methods Read More …
How Often Do I Have to Monitor?
Our customer service team receives many calls from customers needing a little technical support. Not surprisingly, some questions are more common than others. The most common? Which Organic Vapor Badge should I use: 525, 546 or the 566? (See my earlier post) How do I read my report? (See Lab Report FAQs) How often do Read More …
Are the results on my report a Time Weighted Average (TWA)?
This is one of the most frequently asked questions by customers once they receive their report. The answer is your result is most definitely a TWA. Which means the result is the average concentration for the period of time that you performed the sampling. However, what almost everyone is really asking is “Is my result an 8 Read More …
Which Organic Vapor Monitor Should I Use?
This is actually a more difficult question than it would seem. Let’s take the least complex situation. You are monitoring for one chemical for 15 to 480 minutes. To determine which is the best monitor, go to our Sampling Guide. We have bolded the chemical/badge combination we recommend. Easy, right? These recommendations are primarily based on Read More …