Markes International
Ltd has announced the launch of a new instrument, the CIA
AdvantageTM, designed for
the VOC analysis of air and gas sampled using canisters. The CIA
Advantage
will be an invaluable tool for analytical chemists who measure VOCs in air
samples using canisters. It is particularly well-suited to those using US EPA
Method TO-15 and other methods involving an extended range of pollutants. The
CIA
Advantage offers scope for improving
work-flow productivity and flexibility, and this, coupled with the additional
functionality of sorbent tube analysis, makes it a unique instrument in its
field.
Although canisters have traditionally been applied to
ambient air analysis, in recent years they have been increasingly used for
other applications, such as vapour intrusion and soil gas studies. Modern
analytical systems for air monitoring applications are therefore now expected
to manage a wider range of sample concentrations. To do this effectively on a
single analytical system, a new approach is required. The CIA
Advantage
from Markes International addresses this challenge.
"The CIA
Advantage
can analyse samples with a wide
range of analyte concentrations, with the
utmost confidence" says
Matthew Bates, Product Manager at Markes International. He points out that "the CIA
Advantage is fully compliant with US EPA Method TO-15, making it the ideal solution
for laboratories wanting a robust, high-throughput system for canister air monitoring".
The CIA
Advantage can accommodate up to 27 canisters of various
sizes, and operates completely cryogen-free,
eliminating the cost of using liquid cryogen. All internal lines are heated to prevent cross-contamination of samples, and it uses
patented technologies to prevent the ice formation that continues to be a
frustration experienced by many proponents of US EPA Method TO-15.
An added
benefit of the CIA
Advantage, says Bates, is that it has inbuilt
capacity to handle sorbent tubes. This, he says, "extends the range of compounds that can be analysed
compared to canisters, allowing laboratories to offer the widest possible range
of air-monitoring services".
Markes International is the
world leader in thermal desorption technology and innovation, specialising in
the manufacture and supply of cryogen-free thermal desorption instrumentation,
sampling accessories, and consumables for VOC and SVOC monitoring. Markes'
global customer base includes major industry, government agencies, academia and
the service laboratory sector.
For
further information on this or Markes' other thermal desorption instruments,
accessories or consumables, please email
enquiries@markes.com, call +44 (0)1443 230935or visit
www.markes.com
.