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Consumables solutions With over 200 years of history, Casella Measurement is today a reputable leader in the development, manufacture and supply of industrial hygiene, occupational health and environmental monitoring instrumentation. As a global company with offices and distributors worldwide, Casella CEL ensure quality service worldwide. The range of air sampling consumables within this catalogue compliment the market leading air sampling pumps that Casella CEL is renowned for - For all your air sampling needs, think Casella CEL.

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Air Sampling Pumps

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Personal Air Sampling Pumps (TUFF)

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Air Sampling Kits

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Air Sampling Accessories

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Sampling Heads

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Asbestos Sampling Media

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Gas & Vapour Sampling

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Blank Sampling Cassette Housings

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Pre-Loaded Cassette Housings

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Pre-Weighed Filter Cassettes

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Match Weighed Cassettes

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Cassette Accessories

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Impingers and Bubblers

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Tedlar and Teflon bags

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Calibration Devices and Adaptors

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Filters 14

3˚80db16˚

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0db16˚4mg/m 0db5.0m/s13˚80db16˚

˚80db16˚ 30db5.0m/s13˚80db16˚

m/s130db5.0m/s13˚80db16˚

GFA

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MCE

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PVC

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PTFE

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Polycarbonate

Quartz

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Silver

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Support Pads

Sorbent Tubes

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Charcoal

Silica

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Chromosorb

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Porapak

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Tenax

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XAD

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Colorimetric Tubes

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Sampling Pumps for Tubes

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Sampling for particulates, dusts and fumes

Sampling Heads and Cassettes

A complete range of sampling media is available. These filters are used in conjunction with sampling heads or as integral sampling cassettes.

A variety of sampling heads and cassettes are available for asbestos, total inhalable, respirable and other dust fractions. Please refer to the relevant section of the catalogue for further details.

Always refer to the relevant sampling guidance and methodologies (eg. MDHS, OSHA or NIOSH) to ensure selection of the correct sampling media for the analyte to be sampled.

Sampling Train A typical sampling train includes a sampling head (or cassette) complete with filter inserted, connected via a length of tubing to the air sampling pump. Each sampling head requires a specific flow rate and this is set via a calibrator prior to and after sampling. These may be via a simple rotameter or digital flowmeter:

Example of an inhalable head with rotameter

37mm Cassette w/ MCE Filters

25mm Asbestos PCM Cassette

Inhalable Dust Sampler

Cassette with transport clip for Inhalable Dust Sampler

Sampling Filter Media PTFE Filter Membrane • Used for post sampling chemical analysis

Air Sampling Pumps

The volume of air is measured and calculated as a concentration expressed as mg/m3 or parts per million (ppm).

Air Sampling Accessories

The basis for air sampling is to sample a volume of air through a suitable sampling medium, usually paper or solid filter media for particulates and fumes and through sorbent materials for gases and vapours. Another is via impingers and bubblers or a grab sample taken into a gas sampling bag.

How to guide

Introduction to Air Sampling

Filters

• Strong, chemically resistant membranes for air monitoring and sampling in aggressive environments

PVC Membrane Filter • For sampling airborne metals, silica, and dust

• Assures gravimetric stability. Low moisture pick-up and low tare weight • Low ash. Provides interference-free silica determinations

Example of a respirable head with digital flow meter

Glass Microfibre Filter (GFA)

Sorbent Tubes

• Post sampling chemical analysis

• Fastest flow rate and high load capacity • Retention of particles to sub-micron size

Dry Cal

• Most commonly used media for gravimetric dust samples

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• Inert fibre composition

Primary Flow Meter

• Free of binders or additives

The sampling head should then be mounted on the individual to be sampled, within 30 cms of the breathing zone.

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Colourmetric Tubes

• Temperature range up to 500°C

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Suitable for a broad range of air monitoring applications

• Smooth glass-like surface with cylindrical pores for maximum particulate capture

• Heat treated for reduction of trace organics and superior chemical purity

• Precise pore sizes and pore distribution for absolute filtration and separation

• High temperature use for analysis of acidic gases and stack sampling aerosols

• Very low extractables

• High flow rate and filtration efficiency

• E xcellent chemical resistance and thermal stability

MCE filter

Air Sampling Accessories

Polycarbonate Membrane Filter

Air Sampling Pumps

Quartz filter

• Suitable for air monitoring applications

• Superior strength

Developed from a mixture of cellulose acetate and cellulose nitrate, MCE membrane filters are one of the most widely used filters in both air monitoring and analytical applications. Not subject to moisture issues and an economical membrane for air monitoring applications

Silver Membrane Filters • 9 9.97% pure silver • High temperature resistance • High chemical resistance • Economical – can be cleaned & reused • Smooth surface for particle capture and easy observation

• Dissolves completely using standard digestion procedures

Material MCE

Filters

PVC

PTFE

Sorbent Tubes

Polycarbonate

Silver

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• Biologically inert

Glass Fibre

Quartz

Main Properties •R  eadily soluble for atomic absorption analysis •R  eadily rendered transparent for transmitted light microscopy •D  issolve and clear easily • L ow moisture pick up. •N  on-oxidizing surface •S  ilica-free • L ow ash membrane • L ow tare weight for gravimetric analysis • Hydrophobic • Inert to solvents, acids & bases •A  ggressive environments

• Hydrophobic •M  icroscopically smooth surface •P  recise pore sizes • Inert •S  trong •W  ide solvent compatibility •H  igher temperature tolerance • Autoclavable •U  niform porosity and thickness •U  p to C500 degree range • Inert composition •H  igh particulate retention •H  eat treated • L ow level metals content •H  igh temperature 300°C • Autoclavable •H  igh filtration efficiency

Air Sampling Applications • Metal dust analysis • Asbestos & man-made fibers • Air Quality

Sampling for solvents and vapours

• Gravimetric analysis • Hexavalent chromium • Silica

Sampling Train

• Alkaline dusts • PAH’s • Pesticides • Isocyanates • Ambient Air quality • Scanning electron microscopy • Asbestos fibers

Solvents, gases and vapours are sampled actively using air sampling pumps and sorbent tubes, into bubblers, gas bags, direct reading tubes or passively using diffusive sampling badges.

Typical sampling train for gas and vapour adsorbent tube sampling requires a tube with ends broken off inserted into a tube holder and connected to a pump. The pump may be a specific low flow pump or a medium flow pump (Tuff or Apex) with a Constant Pressure Controller (CPC) and low flow adaptor assembly connected. (as shown below). Flow rate (typically 10-120ml/min) needs to be set prior to and post sampling. Constant Pressure Controller

Flow

Low Flow Adaptor

Flow

• Bromine • Asbestos by TEM • Silica by x-ray diffraction

Sorbent Tube in Tube Holder

Apex Pump

• General gravimetric • Isocyanates • Ethylene glycol • Air Quality Fractions • General air sampling • High temperature applications • Stack sampling • Diesel particulates • Acidic gases

Constant Pressure Controller Dry Cal Flowmeter

Flow

Low Flow Adaptor

TEMP19.48

Dry Cal

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Sorbent Tube in Tube Holder

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Primary Flow Meter

Outlet

Flow

Apex Pump

Bubblers and Impingers

Sorbent materials are used which adsorb the vapour or gas onto

These are used for adsorption of particles acids,

their surface during sampling and this is then desorbed from the

alkalis, vapours and gases via a liquid sorbent. The

material (via other chemicals or thermally) and subjected to further

detection is by dissolution or by chemical reaction.

chemical analysis typically via a gas chromatograph.

Impingers have a tapered outlet which allows

Organic vapors and gases can be collected using several different

particulate matter to exit at high velocity, hit the flask

sampling media including charcoal sampling tubes in conjunction

bottom and be captured into the solution, whilst

with Casella CEL low-flow sampling pumps. For each analyte,

bubblers are open or fritted to increase surface area

a suitable reference work or methodology is consulted. You can

so the gases can be absorbed into solution, these are

refer to Casella Air Sampling Solutions (www.airsamplingsolutions.

generally the preferred solution for gas and vapour

com) or the relevant MDHS, NIOSH or other in territory sampling

sampling.

methodologies for specific details on required sampling media,

Impingers and bubblers can be positioned in an area,

sampling rates, and sampling times for specific chemicals.

held or worn in a holster.

Flow rates vary but generally have to be slow enough for the vapours to be absorbed and are in the range 20–100ml/min. There are generally two sizes of tubes, small and large. For most

Typical sampling train for bubblers:

routine sampling the small size will suffice but in suspected high

Optional items for use ONLY in low flow applications

concentration areas the larger size may be more appropriate to avoid saturation of the tubes. Always refer to the sampling

Constant Pressure Controller P109027

methodologies for the media and the required sample volume and

Low Flow Adaptor P109026

flow rate.

Typical sorbent sampling tube.

Flow

Flow

Carbon Trap P109018

TEMP 19.48

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Air Sampling Accessories

Air Sampling Pumps

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Solid Sorbent Sampling Tubes

Impinger / Bubbler

Diffusive (Passive) Sampling Diffusive or passive samplers are also used for

Filters

Sampling Pump

background sampling. Badges are opened for sampling, worn on the person, sealed and sent off for analysis where the substances are desorbed via another solvent and subjected to gas chromatography.

Chromopak, Tenax and others. Silica gel is also used as the adsorbent material for polar hydrocarbons, low molecular weight mercaptans, methanol, amines and inorganic acids. Some specially reagent treated tubes are also used eg 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine for aldehyde sampling, sulphuric acid treated for ammonia.

Gas Sampling Bags These are constructed from a range of materials. The bags are used with a sampling pump and can be used for grab

Sorbent Tubes

Various adsorbent materials are used including Charcoal,

sampling or for longer term sampling at lower

Most tubes have several layers of material, where the smaller layer

flow rates. A range of capacities is available.

is the back up layer and should be closest to the sampling pump inlet (If printed arrows are present, point arrow towards pump). tube in an approximately vertical position on the body and the tube sealed with the cap ends and sealing tape and sent off for analysis.

Direct Reading Colour Detection Tubes These are glass vials, filled with chemical reagents that react to a specific chemical or family of chemicals. A known volume sample is drawn through the tube via a hand

The two layers will be analysed separately, and if the back up layer is more that 10% of the main layer the tube is deemed as saturated, and the sample will be discarded.

syringe for a set number of pulls (indicated on the tube). If the targeted chemical is present, the reagent in the tube changes colour, with the length of the colour read against

Charcoal tubes are the most common type of tube for organic

a concentration scale on the tube. Select the appropriate

vapour sampling, but are not always suitable.

tube for the required hazard.

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Colourmetric Tubes

Both ends of the tube are broken off, the sample taken with the

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Personal Sampling Pumps How to guide

TUFF™ Air Sampling Pump

Air Sampling Pumps

The TUFF range of personal air sampling pumps offer the user an extremely robust, rubber overmoulded unit designed specifically for use in harsh monitoring environments. With the range offering a wide flow rate from 5 ml/ min* to 4.5 l/min. TUFF pumps are ideally suited to a wide range of occupational health sampling applications from simple abatement sampling of lead and asbestos, to more specialised industrial hygiene monitoring of dusts, fumes and vapours. The units offer excellent functionality at a competitive price.

Air Sampling Accessories

TUFF has been ergonomically designed for user comfort with easy to read display and high intensity alarm LED’s for fault indication. The TUFF range meet EN1232 and NIOSH 0600 requirements for personalised sampling pumps in workplace environments.

TUFF pumps are available with either 3 or 4.5 l/ min maximum flow rate capability. Standard, Plus and Pro models then provide different levels of functionality and programmability: TUFF Standard Models: Entry level pumps for abatement and general sampling applications. With simple single point flow setting, elapsed run time counter and run mode only. Simple battery life indication. Drop in fast charger. TUFF Plus Models:

Key Features

Offer additional functionality including: Display of flow set point, real time flow rate, accumulated sample time and volume. Programmable Run Duration mode. Upgradeable to Pro.

• Robust and reliable design for harsh environments (IP54)

Intrinsically Safe (I.S.) Models:

• Rubber over-moulded sealed case • Outstanding operational duration

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• Exceptional flow control • Convenient drop in charging/storage system • Intelligent battery management – Fast battery charge 20hrs 1.7Ah

*with low flow adaptor

Ordering Information: Pumps are configured when ordered via a selection matrix. All part numbers start with the letter ‘P’, then select if intrinsic safety is required, then select the pump variant you require – either 3 or 4.5 l/min flow range, standard, Plus or Pro variant and select the appropriate prefix. Then select the battery you require standard (1.7Ah) or high capacity (2.7Ah). Finally select if charger is required. The corresponding ‘P’ number is the part number used for ordering.

Product: 30 Non-I.S. 31 I.S. 32 M1 Certified I.S. for Mining

Pump Variants: Tuff 3 31 Tuff 3 + 32 Tuff 3 Pro 33 Tuff 4 41 Tuff 4 + 42 Tuff 4 Pro 43

Charger: None 0 1way 1

Battery: No Battery 0 Standard 1 High Capacity 2

Pumps can be configured to application by completing the matrix: P

Product

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Battery

Charger

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Air Sampling Accessories