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CEMS emissions monitoring

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Continuous emissions monitoring systems are in place in many power plant and industrial combustion processes smoke stacks. CEMS instruments require many calibration gases...

Confined space entry

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When working in mines and sewers or entering tanks and vessels, operators will be working in a confined space. Gas detection is essential and breathing apparatus may be w...

Fire suppression

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Gas mixtures containing nitrogen, argon and sometimes also carbon dioxide are used for fire suppression in buildings, on board ships and in offshore oil and gas processin...

Gas detection

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When working around flammable, inert or toxic gases, or in confined space, gas detection devices are used for safety. These detectors require testing and calibration with...

Soil and groundwater analysis

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Soil and ground water samples are analysed to assess the environmental impact of any chemical spillages and emissions. The samples are analysed using high purity specialt...

Vehicle emissions and type approvals

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New car and truck models are tested to ensure that they conform to the relevant emissions legislation. The testing equipment requires many different traceable calibration...

Life sciences & healthcare

Specialty gases assist in a range of applications in the life science and healthcare industries, with uses in both production and analytical capacities.

Biological culture growth

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Biological cell cultures are grown or stored in incubators with controlled gas atmospheres. Also, fermentation broths are regulated to be aerobic or anaerobic using a ran...

Blood gas analysis

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Blood gas analysers are used in clinical labs and hospitals to measure the pH, oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in blood. They require periodic calibration with specialty...

Cryogenic storage

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Multiple clinical applications require storage of biological samples in at temperatures below -40°C. There are two main ways gases help to achieve this: deep freeze units...