Lumex Mercury Analyser RA 915m

RA915 Mercury AnalyserRA915m Mercury Analyser

An advanced mercury analyzer RA-915m is a unique all-purpose high sensitivity analytical instrument for the environmental monitoring, especially for the real time detection of mercury vapor in air, mercury detection in water, natural and stack gases, oil and condensate, solid and sediments, foodstuff and so on.

    FEATURES

    • Versatile analyzer for air, liquids and solids analysis in lab and field conditions
    • Ultra low detection limit and the highest selectivity
    • Real-time operation mode for air and gases
    • Direct detection of mercury without pre-concentration steps in complex-matrix samples
    • Wide dynamic measuring range
    • Control by a keypad or by a computer
    • State-of-the art software
    • Data logger

    Mercury is among most abundant environmental pollutants which adversely affects ecological systems and human beings. It shows high toxicity, mobility, and ability of accumulation in trophic chains of water and continental biocenosis. Therefore, it is recognized to be one of the most hazardous global environmental pollutants. 

    Mercury penetrates into human organisms through breathing and with foodstuffs contaminated by methylated mercury (primarily, with fish and other seafoods). 

    Laboratories involved in environmental monitoring and safeguarding public health care need means for rapid and reliable analysis of mercury contamination in the environment and human beings. 

    Multifunctional portable mercury analyzer RA-915m features a unique capability of performing direct, fast, and precise measurements of mercury vapor and mercury concentration in various media.

    MEASUREMENT PRINCIPAL

    RA-915 m is an atomic absorption spectrometer, which employs the effect of the resonance radiation absorption by the mercury atoms.

    • Proprietary scheme of the Zeeman correction for non-selective absorption provides high measurement accuracy irrespective of interfering factors, such as dust, aerosols, absorbing gases and vapors.

    • Multipath cell with an effective optical length of 10 m provides the highest measurement sensitivity.

    • RA 915 m ADVANTAGES

      • Versatile analyzer for air, liquids and solids analysis in lab and field conditions
      • Ultra low detection limit and the highest selectivity
      • Real-time operation mode for air and gases
      • Direct detection of mercury without pre-concentration steps in complex-matrix samples
      • Wide dynamic measuring range
      • Control by a keypad or by a computer
      • State-of-the art software
      • Data logger
      Application Samples pplication samples
      Objects
      Detection limit
      Sampling
      Attachments
      Ambient air

      0.2-2 ng/m3

      15 l/min
      None
      Natural and other gases

      2 – 500 ng/m3

      1-20 l/min
      None
      Water

      0.2 ng/l

      1 - 20 ml

      RP-91
      RP-91
      RP-91C or
      PYRO-915
      Urine

      1 ng/l

      1 - 5 ml
      As Above
      Solid samples (solids, rocks)

      0.5 μg/kg

      200 mg
      As Above
      Blood

      1 -2 μg/kg

      0.2 mg

      PYRO-915+
      PYRO-915+
      PYRO-915+
      PYRO-915+
      PYRO-915+
      PYRO-915+
      Biological samples (tissues, liver, etc.)

      1-5 μg/kg

      100 mg
      As Above
      Hair

      5 μg/kg

      50 mg

      As Above
      Oil and oil products

      1 -5 μg/kg

      100 mg

      As Above
      Plants

      0.5- 2 μg/kg

      200 mg

      As Above
      Foodstuff

      0.5- 3 μg/kg

      100 mg

      As Above

      PRINCIPAL OF OPERATION

      Is based on the absorption of the 254-nm resonance radiation by mercury atoms using Zeeman correction for background absorption.

      THE RA-915+ PORTABLE MERCURY ANALYZER SYSTEM ENABLES COPING WITH ANY COMPLEX PROBLEMS INVOLVING MERCURY DETECTION IN NATURAL MEDIA AND IN TECHNOLOGICAL PROCESS MONITORING. 

      Demercurization monitoring

      1. Search and localization of indoor and outdoor mercury contamination in continuous air analysis mode, including those performed from moving vehicles
      2. Monitoring of a demercurization process involving any chemical reagents
      3. Quality assurance of the demercurization
      4. Mercury assaying in construction materials and surface wash-outs

      Handling the toxicology and occupational safety problems

      1. Screening examination of population
      2. Proximate analysis of biological objects (urine, blood, hair, and exhaled air)
      3. Finding out risk groups
      4. Instrumental monitoring of a mercury intoxication treatment and of the following rehabilitation

      Rapid-analysis of complex objects

      1. Raw materials and industrial products
      2. Ecological and geochemical samples, biological objects, foodstuffs, cosmetics, and medical preparations
      3. Combustible deposits (hydrocarbon gases, natural gas condensate, oil, coal, peat, and shale oil)

      Geological and geochemical survey

      1. Study of mercury cycles of natural and technological origin
      2. Prospecting of mineral deposits
      3. Mercury assaying in

      Natural gases
      Water
      Rocks and ores

      Ecological survey

      1. Continuous background mercury vapor monitoring in the atmosphere
      2. Various ecological surveys of mercury haloes of technological origin and detection of emission sources

      All functions of the instrument are microprocessor controlled and activated via the hand-held detachable keypad and by a local or remote computer.

      SPECIFICATIONS

        Size Weight Power supply Power Analysis time
      RA-915m
      Air and gas analysis      		 460x210x110
      mm      		 7.5 kg 240/100 VAC, 50/60 Hz
      12 VDC      		 20 W Direct on-line
      RP-91 attachment
      "Cold Vapor" technique       		340x240x120
      mm      		 4 kg 240/100 VAC, 50/60 Hz
      12 VDC      		 20 W 40-80 s
      RP-91 attachment
      Pyrolysis technique

      340x240x120
      mm

      		 5,5 kg 240/100 VAC, 50/60 Hz 150 W 40-80 s
      PYRO-915+
      Pyrolysis technique       		350x350x120
      mm (without power supply unit);
      380x260x130
      mm (power supply unit)      		 17 kg 240/100 VAC,
      50/60 Hz      		 700 W 60-180 s

      Equipment and options

       

      RA-915+ portable Zeeman mercury analyser with RA-915P software
      RA-915+DL portable Zeeman mercury analyser with Data Logger and RA-915P software
      RP-91 attachment for liquid samples
      RP-91C attachment for solid samples      PYRO-915+ attachment for liquid and solid samples

      For software installation a PC is necessary. Minimal system requirements: Windows®-98, Pentium 120 MHz, 20 Mb RAM, Serial COM port.

      Services 

      Upon request installation and commissioning of RA-915m analyzer can be carried out on Customer’s site by our service engineers. Consultations and initial training of attendance personnel with due account of Customer's specific needs are performed. Spare parts are delivered and repair is made immediately upon Customer’ request (free within the warranty period). 

      Warranty 

      All of the Lumex equipment is covered by a 12-months warranty.  

      The RA-915m mercury analyzer complies with EPA Methods 1631, 7470, and 7471 as well as with the OSHA and FDA requirements.

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