Perchloroethylene (Tetrachloroethylene) Vapor Monitor

$45.00

General

Perchloroethylene Vapor Monitor can be worn as a badge near the breathing zone to measure personal exposure, or placed in a room to measure area concentration.

Workplace Exposure Monitoring

Measurement of personal exposure is very easy. Clip the monitoring badge near the breathing zone of the worker. Record the start time and the stop time of the test on the pouch of the badge and return it to the laboratory for analysis in the mailer provided. The analysis report will show the average concentration of the worker’s personal exposure level.

According to OSHA regulations, each person who uses a toxic gas as a regular part of their job must have their exposure monitored periodically.

Indoor Air Monitoring

Place or hang the badge in your home for 24 hours. Record the start and stop times and send the badge back to the laboratory for analysis in the mailer provided. The analysis report explains if the concentration level of your home is exceeding the exposure limit.

Perchloroethylene is a clear, colorless liquid with an ether-like odor. Vapors are heavier than air. (Also known as Tetrachloroethylene)

Sources/Uses

Dry Cleaning solvent
Solvent for degreasing
Drying agent for metals
Ingredient in other chemicals

Exposure Limits

OSHA PEL: TWA 100 ppm C 200 ppm 300 ppm (5-minute maximum peak in any 3 hours)
NIOSH REL: 150 ppm

Health effects

Eye, nose, throat irritant
May cause nausea, dizziness, headaches, drowsiness
Potential for liver damage

Additional Resources

Sold individually, as a pack of 5, or a pack of 10
All purchases include analysis and report from our accredited Industrial Hygiene laboratory

Principle of Operation

Air diffuses through a micro-porous membrane and collects vapor on special prepared adsorbents inside the monitoring badge.

	OSHA	NIOSH	ACGIH
TWA (PPM)	100	minimize workplace exposure concentrations	25
STEL/CEIL (PPM)	C 200, 300 (5 min every 3 h)		100

AKA	PCE, tetrachloroethylene, Perc
CAS#	127-18-4
ANALYTICAL METHOD	NIOSH 1003
ABSORBENT	Activated Carbon
MINIMUM LEVEL OF QUANTITATION	0.05 PPM for 8 Hours 1.6 PPM for 15 Minutes 0.02 PPM for 24 Hours
RECOMMENDED SAMPLING TIME	Workplace: 15 minutes to 8 hours Indoor Air: 24 hours – 48 hours
INTERFERENCES	No interferences are known
EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE	Less than 10% for each 10°C variation from 24°C
EFFECT OF HUMIDITY	No effects detected at 30% RH to 92% RH.
ACCURACY	Meets or exceeds OSHA accuracy requirements of +/- 25%
STORAGE CONDITIONS	Store at room temperature.
RECOMMENDED HOLDING TIME	Monitors need to be returned to Lab within two weeks after sampling.