Air Sampling

This 4-page newsletter includes an analysis of Massachusetts DEP air-phase petroleum hydrocarbons, as well as an update on the U.S. EPA Photochemical Assessment Monitoring Stations (PAMS) program. Also features Tedlar® bags and air canisters. (PDF - 774kB)

Cut cleaning time in half with a TO-Clean air canister cleaning system. This high-capacity unit hold twice as many air cans as similar products and is fully automated and easy to use. You can create and save custom cleaning programs that ensure consistency and make operation as easy as pressing start and walking away. (PDF - 1046kB)

Confirming sample port integrity with a leak detector is a simple, cost-effective alternative to lab analysis of tracer gas in vapor intrusion VOC samples. Prevent resampling of soil vapors by confirming sample port integrity in the field prior to sampling.

Gas sampling bags can be a cost-effective alternative to canisters and thermal desorption tubes for many air monitoring applications, including VOCs and permanent gases. This 4-page flyer provides general guidelines, product specifications, and recommended applications. (PDF - 953kB)

A special issue of the Restek Essentials focused on air monitoring. Features products for sample collection through analysis, including whole air canisters, thermal desorption tubes, high purity resin, PUFs, gas standards, and GC columns and accessories. (PDF - 661kB)

Ambient air sampling involves collecting a representative sample of ambient air for analysis. There are two general approaches: 1) “whole air” sampling with canisters or Tedlar® bags and 2) “in-field concentration” sampling using sorbent tubes or cold traps. In this guide, we focus on collecting whole air samples in canisters, a flexible technique with many applications. (PDF - 1408kB)

VOC testing laboratories can expand into new markets using existing air sampling canisters and thermal desorption tubes, due to the broad applicability of these techniques.

Early detection of structural mold is critically important to protecting human health and property values. Restek SilcoCan™ canisters allow low levels of microbial volatile organic compounds (MVOCs) to be detected in air samples before mold can be seen, providing an opportunity for structural repair and safer living conditions. The inertness of these canisters provides an exceptional storage environment, particularly for polar and high boiling point compounds.

TO-Can™ air sampling canisters are electropolished and extensively cleaned, to provide a high-quality, passivated surface for improved stability of analytes listed in USEPA Method TO-15 (ambient air monitoring). For reactive compounds, such as sulfur-containing components, SilcoCan™ canisters are your best choice — our exclusive Siltek® surface treatment ensures exceptional inertness and maximum sample stability, even for 1-20ppb sulfur compounds.

This 4-page newsletter includes new applications for monitoring total reduced sulfurs at ppbv levels and air can sampling of microbial volatile organic compound (VOC) for testing by GC/MS. Also features new air sampling products. (PDF - 295kB)

This flyer give an overview of TD sampling and describes many applications that can be sampled using this versatile technique. Includes a comparison of tube and canister sampling, to help you determine which VOC sampling technique is best for you. (PDF - 177kB)

Thermal desorption is a convenient, fully automated alternative to solvent extraction for measuring residual volatiles. This 32-page publication from Markes International Ltd. details the testing of a wide variety of products using thermal desorption. (PDF - 1480kB)

Thermal desorption is now recognized as the technique of choice for environmental air monitoring and occupational health and safety. This 28-page publication from Markes International Ltd. presents several real world thermal desorption applications. (PDF - 1137kB)

This 2-page note describes the features and benefits of our popular TO-Can^® air monitoring canisters (SUMMA^® can equivalents), our new canister air sampling timer, and our convenient, reliable passive air sampling kits. (PDF - 206kB)