More techie topics, for those who want to “get under the hood” of their monitor

Sulfuryl fluoride toxicology

From the National Library of Medicine’s Hazardous Substance Databank SULFURYL FLUORIDE CASRN: 2699-79-8 See Occupational Exposure Standards Human Health Effects: Human Toxicity Excerpts: Accidental human exposure caused nausea, vomiting, cramps, itching. [Lewis, R.J. Sax’s Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials. 9th ed. Volumes 1-3. New York, NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1996., p. 3050]**PEER REVIEWED** A case…

How using a 5 ppm calibration standard affects the accuracy of legacy Interscan GF-1900 sulfuryl fluoride monitors

Defining Our Terms As defined in the ANSI/ISA–51.1–1979 (R1993) standard entitled Process Instrumentation Terminology. “Accuracy” is the degree of conformity of an indicated value to a recognized accepted standard value, or ideal value. “Accuracy rating” is a number or quantity that defines a limit that errors will not exceed when a device is used under…