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RA-915M Mercury Analyzer Used on a Flying Drone for Real-Time Measurements in the Lower Atmosphere
RA-915M “great sensitivity and the octocopter optimal versatility and maneuverability, both horizontally and vertically, allowed to depict t
May 19, 20232 min read

Can Ammonia Impact Hg Control?
Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) is a process where nitrogen oxides (NOx) are converted to diatomic nitrogen (Nx) and water (H2O)...
May 5, 20234 min read

Does Flue-Gas Temperature Affect Hg Measurements?
Many of our customers have found Mercury Speciation Sorbent Traps to be an excellent tool for evaluating the root cause of a mercury...
Apr 3, 20233 min read

Mercury Control Measurement ... for Everyone Else
HEY!!!! Did you miss our post last week because you thought it only pertained to plants burning Lignite? Well, we rewrote it …for those...
Mar 28, 20237 min read


114 Letter…Oh My!
This Article was written by ChatGPT and edited by Alexandra Sipershteyn & Aaron Fellhauer Recently coal-fired utilities burning lignite...
Mar 22, 20238 min read


Ohio Lumex Mercury Analyzer Used in Former Industrial Site Remediation Project in Israel
Thanks to the efforts of the Tidhar-Harel real estate partnership, 60 acres of the Acre Bay land will be receiving a much needed cleanup...
Feb 14, 20232 min read

Using RA-915M Mercury Vapor Analyzer to Validate Mercury Emissions from Emperor Qin's Tomb
Due to its high vapor pressure and prevalence in the atmosphere, mercury makes a good geophysical tracer gas, which has potential...
Dec 29, 20223 min read


Ohio Lumex Contributes to the "Continuous Emission Monitoring" Textbook, 3rd Edition
Our Senior Program Director, Alexandra Sipershteyn, recently contributed to the 3rd edition of "Continuous Emission Monitoring" textbook...
Jul 29, 20221 min read

What does mercury analysis have to do with the mass dinosaur extinction?
Mercury was linked to climate change causing volcanism that may have triggered the end-Cretaceous mass extinction. An Ohio Lumex mercury...
Sep 23, 20217 min read


Mercury Emissions from Gold Mining
Where they come from and how to measure them Due to its unique physical and chemical properties, mercury has been widely studied and...
Mar 2, 20213 min read


Routine Troubleshooting of the M324 Sorbent Trap Analysis System
We’ll be covering common issues we see during sorbent trap analysis, why it happens, and how to combat them.
Oct 26, 202012 min read


Need to do more than mercury in air analysis?
Unequaled in its comprehensiveness, the RA-915M Mercury Vapor Analyzer has several compatible attachments to create an all-in-one solution.
Jun 25, 20202 min read


Testing for Mercury in Natural Gas Reservoirs
Current Situation: Infrequent spot checking with steel cylinders (commonly referred to as “bombs”), poor sampling methods, inaccurate and...
Jun 17, 20192 min read

Variability of Mercury in Natural Gas Extraction, Transportation & Processing
A 2002 study by St. Petersburg State University (1) revealed significant temporal variability of the mercury (Hg) concentration in...
Oct 11, 20188 min read


Why Mercury Gets a Bad Rap + The Best Mercury Vapor Analyzer
Author: Nadia Savelieva Mercury is a notorious neurotoxin that negatively affects human health when released into the atmosphere or...
Sep 18, 20182 min read

Ohio Lumex Instruments Used by EPA & Industrial Hygienists in Mercury Spill Cleanup at Texas USPS
On Tuesday, August 7th, a USPS processing and distribution center in Coppell, Texas experienced a mercury spill from a mailed package....
Aug 17, 20181 min read
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