Air Quality Reference Materials

Description: Introduction As global environmental regulations become increasingly stringent and advanced manufacturing processes continue to evolve, exhaust gas treatment systems have become indispensable for ...

Description: Customized industrial scrubber systems provide tailored solutions for treating hazardous exhaust emissions generated by semiconductor fabrication, pharmaceutical production, chemical processing, ...

Description: The canister purge valve is a key component of a vehicle's evaporative emission control (EVAP) system, responsible for regulating the flow of fuel vapors from the charcoal canister to the engine's ...

Description: Industrial fume extraction is the process of capturing and removing airborne contaminants (gases, vapors, metal fume, chemical mists, and particulates) from the work environment before they reach the ...

Description: In industrial fan applications, testing is the bridge between engineering design and field reliability. Put simply, our objective for this project was straightforward: confirm that we engineered a ...

Description: Industrial dust collection systems are key for controlling airborne particulates, reducing occupational exposure risks and maintaining compliance with OSHA, EPA and NFPA regulations. In this article, ...

Description: The right system helps to ensure effective dust control and compliance with safety and air quality regulations in industrial manufacturing and processing environments. ...

Description: Determining the best approach for a specific application requires an evaluation of the total installed horsepower, duty cycles, maintenance costs and safety requirements. ...

Description: Mining dust control is a specialized air pollution management approach that captures fugitive emissions from mining operations using engineered filtration and suppression systems. With over 45 years ...

Description: When it comes to industrial air quality, one size doesn’t fit all – especially if you’re welding, grinding, or plasma cutting on the floor every day. The stakes are high: worker ...

Description: The choice between coal and coconut shell carbon should be guided by the specific needs of the application, along with consideration of its adsorption efficiency, environmental impact, and ...

Description: Indoor Air Quality and Bioaerosols ...

Description: During the holiday season, increased occupancy, closed windows, and winter heating can quickly degrade indoor air quality-especially through elevated carbon dioxide (CO2) levels. This article provides ...

Description: During winter, portable and unventilated gas space heaters can significantly impact indoor air quality by releasing combustion pollutants such as carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide-especially in ...

Description: Modern manufacturing continues to evolve with materials that are lighter, stronger, and more adaptable than ever before. Among the most important contributors to this advancement are carbon fiber and ...

Description: Woodworking is an essential industry spanning furniture manufacturing, cabinetry, flooring, and millwork production. Common woodworking processes such as cutting, planing, jointing, routing, and ...

Description: In industries where combustible dust is present, safety is critical. A Dust Hazard Analysis (DHA) is a structured assessment designed to identify, evaluate, and mitigate the risks associated with ...

Description: Learn why monitoring CO2 indoors matters, what safe CO2 levels are, and how a CO2 indoor air quality monitor can improve health, focus, and meet ASHRAE levels at home or work. ...

Description: Regenerative airflow plays a vital role in industrial systems that require efficient, continuous, and oil-free air movement. Understanding how it works-and why it matters-can help facilities optimize ...

Description: Parmjit or Parm to his friends (Head of Occupational Hygiene at Element) is an occupational hygienist with almost 30 years of national and international operational experience gained across diverse ...

Description: Effective Transportation Filtration: The Core of Clean, Sustainable Transport ...

Description: Key steps to identify, assess and manage combustible dust hazzards in manufacturing and processing environments. ...

Description: Industrial dust collection systems are key for controlling airborne particulates, reducing occupational exposure risks and maintaining compliance with OSHA, EPA and NFPA regulations. Unlike central ...

Description: Clearing the air on common myths about combustible dust hazards and how NFPA standards and explosion protection systems can help facilities stay compliant and safe. ...

Description: When to Replace Your UV Lamp? ...

Description: Discover CO2Meter's role in advancing CO2 monitoring, oxygen deficiency safety alarms, and multi-gas detection systems. CEO Travis Lenander shares insights on CO2 markets, gas safety innovation, and ...

Description: High CO2 (carbon dioxide) levels in the house? High CO2 levels in the basement? Here's what you need to know: how to measure it and how to mitigate it. ...

Description: The U.S. Green Building Council is a non-profit organization that promotes sustainability in building design, construction, and operation. Like an ISO rating for building design, they have created ...

Description: Indoor air quality in offices refers to the condition of the air within office buildings, focusing on factors like CO2 levels, pollutants, humidity, and ventilation, all of which impact employee ...

Description: The effects of poor indoor air quality in classrooms has been known for years. Chronic illnesses, reduced cognitive abilities, sleepiness, and increased absenteeism have all been attributed to poor ...

Description: NASA research scientists have announced that the common indoor plant may provide a natural way of helping combat sick building syndrome. Additionally, improving indoor air quality can also be ...

Description: To analyze carbon dioxide in the air, you can use CO2 indoor air quality monitors. These monitors have small sensors inside that use infrared technology to measure the amount of CO2 in the air. These ...

Description: In modern laboratories, material selection directly impacts both performance and operator protection. Polypropylene lab equipment, including fume hoods, storage enclosures, and cabinetry, has emerged ...

Description: Improvements in detection technology have expanded the application for filtered hoods thus increasing the overall advantage to laboratories in the areas of cost savings and environmental impact. Here ...

Description: What's in the smoke? ...

Description: What makes wildfire smoke so dangerous? ...

Description: Packages: An Overlooked Workplace Hazard ...

Description: Manual, Machine, And Automated Polishing ...

Description: How Materials and the Elements Contribute to Art and Document Damage ...

Description: What Is Soldering? ...

Description: There are hundreds of spray products on the market from hair products and cooking spray to cleaning and pesticide products. Spray applications can be incredibly useful for providing thin coats or ...

Description: Types of conformal coatings ...

Description: Why Air Quality Matters in Animal Transfer ...

Description: The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has introduced NFPA 660, a consolidated standard aimed at improving safety measures for managing combustible dust and fume hazards. Released to ...

Description: The Importance of Air Cleanliness in CO2 Incubators ...

Description: How is Ambient Ozone Formed? ...

Description: Why Ambient Ozone is Regulated ...

Description: What Happens When You Breathe in Ozone? ...

Description: Does Your CO2 Incubator Actively Control Humidity? ...

Description: Here are three essential steps to mitigate combustible dust explosions and help to ensure the safety of employees when operating industrial dust collectors. ...

Description: Here's what you need to know about two specific air filtration and dust collection ASHRAE standards to guide you in establishing the best air quality program at your facility. ...

Description: Understanding the properties of the dust generated from your industrial processes helps you to make informed decisions when purchasing and installing a dust collection system. ...

Description: Utilizing a properly designed dust collection system tailored to your specific operation can greatly diminish airborne dust levels in the workplace and mitigate the risk of fire and explosion. ...

Description: Reducing exposure to hazardous metalworking fumes is most effectively achieved by incorporating dust collection systems equipped with high-efficiency primary cartridge-style filters. ...

Description: The aerospace industry has always been at the forefront of technological innovation, with manufacturing applications evolving dramatically over the past two decades. From the early 2000s, where manual ...

Description: Well-trained housekeeping staff can completely disinfect 20 to 50 patient rooms per day depending on the speed of the mobile UV system chosen. ...

Description: Particles in tobacco smoke are especially problematic to remove not because of their small size (0.1 to 1 micron), but because they are coated with tar, nicotine, phenols, and many other pungent ...

Description: In the world of industrial manufacturing, productivity and safety are two sides of the same coin. The smooth operation of machinery, the health of workers, and compliance with regulatory standards are ...

Description: Many employees all across the world spend the majority of their days at work. Therefore, it is the responsibility of business owners to make sure that the working environment is conducive to being ...

Description: OSHA defines a confined space as: a space large enough and so configured that an employee can bodily enter and perform assigned work, has limited or restricted means for entry or exit (e.g., tanks, ...

Description: Mold and its dangers ...

Description: Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) applications in hospitals, schools, commercial buildings and offices vary. From Hospital Acquired Infection (HAls), sick building syndrome, absenteeism and work place ...

Description: Types of air purifiers and their effectiveness against viruses and bacteria ...

Description: Why should I use an air purifier with a pet? ...

Description: Pollutants in cannabis smoke ...

Description: Understanding Odor: Types, composition and perception. ...

Description: Outlining strategies for controlling outbreaks of avian influenza (or other animals viruses) ...

Description: Plasma cutting is a thermal cutting process that utilizes a high-velocity jet of ionized gas, known as plasma. Learn how to avoid potential health hazards and work safely. ...

Description: A producer of batch chemicals, located in the southeastern U.S., had been operating their process for several years without a comprehensive solution for dust control. The company, known for its ...

Description: Machining is a manufacturing process that involves the removal of material from a workpiece using cutting tools. The goal is to produce a part that matches a specific design or blueprint. Machining ...

Description: Abrasive blasting, often referred to as sandblasting, is a powerful technique used in various manufacturing processes. It involves propelling a stream of abrasive material against a surface under high ...

Description: Do you work in the manufacturing industry? Is your idea of great customer service a minimized mess after you're done welding or grinding? If yes, perhaps a downdraft table is what you need. Downdraft ...

Description: You might not think much about the air you breathe. But what you might not know is that welding can produce fumes that are harmful to your health. That's why it's important to have a welding fume ...

Description: Do you know what grade food & beverage, industrial, or medical CO2 you need? These reference charts list all CO2 purity grades and applications. ...

Description: Ducon provides Dry FGD Injection Systems using lime, trona, activated carbon and other dry reagents to remove sulfur dioxide, dioxins, mercury, Hydrogen Chloride and fumes. The reagent is added in a ...

Description: Imagine a bustling manufacturing facility, the rhythmic hum of machinery, and dedicated workers striving to meet production targets. In this scene, safety should never be an afterthought. Yet, ...

Description: This process releases particulate matter into the air that can then be inhaled or absorbed through the eyes or skin if protective measures are not in place. Even manually counting tablets (or using a ...

Description: Every job has its own set of occupational risks. Many of those risks are located indoors and concern compromised air quality. Fires can happen at restaurants and distilleries; particulate dust can ...

Description: When working with glues, adhesives, solvents, paints, plastics, or resins, off-gassing can result during production. Sanding and grinding plastics and metals can generate particulates and dust as ...

Description: One of Griffin's satisfied customers, Carpenter Technology Corp. of Pennsylvania, is a well-known producer of specialty steel bar, wire and strip. At one part of their process, steel dust is generated ...

Description: Oil mist and oil smoke in manufacturing facilities are primarily generated by industrial processes that involve the use of cutting fluids, such as machining, grinding, and milling. There are different ...

Description: In an era where sustainable solutions rule, we're navigating through an array of emerging technologies that promise to revolutionize the manufacturing industry. Yet, beneath the buzz, these ...

Description: High efficiency cyclones are a type of separation device used for filtration and containment of particles from gas streams. They operate on the principle of centrifugal force to remove particulates ...

Description: An air knife system is a device that generates high-velocity, uniform airflow through a narrow slot. This airflow creates a curtain of air designed to remove unwanted substances, such as water, dust, ...

Description: One of our customers contacted us with a new application at a brand new facility. They needed an air handling & control system to meet the demand of their titanium billet grinding operation. Griffin's ...

Description: One of Griffin's satisfied customers, Carpenter Technology Corp. of Pennsylvania, is a well-known producer of specialty steel bar, wire and strip. At one part of their process, steel dust is generated ...

Description: Ducon Dynamic UW-4 or Venturi scrubbers remove extremely fine particles exhausted by the cyclones. Ducon scrubbers are also used in mill ventilation applications on crushers, screen and conveyors. ...

Description: Ducon receives turnkey order for FCC Cyclones from a major oil refinery on the west coast of USA with the current feedstock throughput capacity of 170,000 barrels per day. Supply of complete Reactor & ...

Description: One of Griffin's major customers is a worldwide manufacturer of photonic materials for the communications and computer industries. This customer needed a comprehensive solution to its many process ...

Description: Designing and manufacturing UV Resonance Absorption Spectroscopy (UV-RAS) air emissions monitoring instruments has been difficult in the past due to challenges in tuning the UV-lamp operation with its ...

Description: Is your current blower system causing unnecessary downtime for your business? Are maintenance costs and blower repairs costing you too much money? Are you using or considering a direct drive blower? ...

Description: Air Knives, the most common form of air delivery, feature an uninterrupted air slot design that delivers a flat sheet of amplified air to a targeted surface. No matter your application, Air Knives are ...

Description: Using the right filter for laser welding fumes. ...

Description: Fume extraction systems play a pivotal role in ensuring a safe and healthy working environment in 3D printing and other industrial processes. ...

Description: Whether you're a seasoned veteran or a novice just entering the captivating world of soldering, safety should always be your prime concern. Today, we're honing in on a crucial safety aspect often ...

Description: Compared to traditional printing methods, DTF is relatively new and the safety of its long-term use has not been established. Therefore, there is limited information available about latent health ...

Description: Instead of mechanically scraping the material, laser engravers use light energy to change the surface of the product. The surface heats up to extreme temperatures, and it can start to melt, burn or ...

Description: Learn the importance of and just a few of the ways a fume extractor can and is used in various industries and applications. ...

Description: The reduction of environmentally harmful emissions, especially the reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2), is a central concern of climate policy. Energy from solar, wind, and hydropower, among others, ...

Description: Providing a clean air environment for cultures during incubation is critical to preventing contamination. Some manufacturers equip their incubators with a HEPA filter and claim to provide ISO Class 5 ...