Indoor
Air Quality Test Kit
Model 8078 |
| What
is Indoor Air Quality? |
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Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)
is normally associated with non-industrial environments such as
office buildings, schools, hotels, residences, etc. As these
structures typically do not employ readily identifiable
hazardous materials, the cause of a poor indoor air quality
condition can be difficult to troubleshoot. |
| Tighter building
envelopes (designed to minimize heat and air conditioning
losses), and HVAC systems balanced to recirculate a greater
percentage of their air and bring in less fresh air from
outside, tend to concentrate air contaminants over time rather
than exhaust them outside or dilute them with fresh air. The
contaminants are not actually due to new sources, but are now
more noticeable because of their tendency to accumulate. For
example, the following contaminants existed long before the
problems associated with poor indoor air quality: |
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Formaldehyde: |
Particle
board furniture and sub-flooring, foam insulation |
| Carbon
Monoxide: |
Leaky
furnaces/boilers, vehicle exhaust entrainment into building |
| Carbon
Dioxide: |
Human
respiration |
| Volatile
Organic Carbons (VOC's): |
Carpeting,
adhesives, paints |
| Ozone: |
Photocopiers,
Laser Printers |
| Ammonia: |
Blueprint
duplicators, cleaners |
| Trichloroethylene: |
Dry
cleaning residue |
| Product
Description |
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The Matheson Model 8078
is a complete kit for analyzing many parameters pertaining to
indoor air quality. All of the items included are also available
as standalone products and are described elsewhere in this
catalog. Please refer to the linked
items indicated below for
more complete details of each item. |
| The heart of the Model
8078 kit is the Matheson-Kitagawa
precision air sampling pump. It is used in conjunction with
a variety of detector tubes. Included in the kit are tubes for
measuring the concentration of formaldehyde, carbon monoxide,
carbon dioxide and organic hydrocarbons. And although not
included in the kit as standard, tubes are available for
ammonia, ozone and a host of other gases and vapors. Qualitative
tubes are also included for analysis of unknown materials.
An air flow indicator kit (smoke tubes) is provided for
determining ventilation patterns and efficiencies. And a 10
meter extension sampling hose is provided for remote sampling in
hard to reach places. All of these products are packaged with
relevant maintenance items in a convenient, extremely durable
carrying case. |
| Ordering
Information |
| Model |
Description |
| 8078 |
Indoor
Air Quality Test Kit, complete with the following items:
(1) 8014-400A, Air sampling pump
(1) 8014-002, Spare rubber inlet flanges (6)
(1) 8014-003, Maintenance pump lubricant
(5) 8014-106SB, Carbon monoxide tubes,
5-50ppm
(7) 8014-126SC, Carbon dioxide tubes,
300-7000ppm
(5) 8014-187S, General hydrocarbons tubes,
50-1400ppm
(10) 8014-171SB, Formaldehyde tubes, 1-35ppm
(1) 8014-131, Qualitative inorganic tubes
(2) 8014-186B, Qualitative organic tubes
(1) 8014-300K, Air flow indicator kit
(1) 8014-018, 10m extension
sampling hose
(1) ----, Hard shell carrying case |
| Click
here for ordering additional tubes or replacement items. |
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