SKC OSHA / NIOSH Sampling Guide for Silica, respirable crystalline (as quartz, cristobalite, tridymite) using GS-3 Cyclone

SKC OSHA / NIOSH Sampling Guide for Silica, respirable crystalline (as quartz, cristobalite, tridymite) using GS-3 Cyclone
Chemical Information
Silica, respirable crystalline (as quartz, cristobalite, tridymite) using GS-3 Cyclone
 
XRD
 
Sampling Parameters

TWA 50 µg/m3
C/STEL

1320 L

2750 ml/min

8 hr

SKC Sampling Equipment

Filter:
  1. Filter, PVC, GLA-5000 w/Support Pad, 5.00 µm, 37mm, 100Pk
    Part Number: 225-5-37-P
    $99.95 /PK
    PVC Filter, 5.0 µm, 37-mm, support pad included, GLA-50000.
Filter Cassette:
  1. Cassette, Blank, SureSeal™, Leak Free, 3-Piece, 37mm, Clear Styrene, 50Pk
    Part Number: 225-3050LF
    $49.95 /PK
    SureSeal Filter Cassette Blank, 3 sections, 37-mm, clear styrene filter cassette blank, leak free to ensure high quality sampling results.
Filter Cassette and Cyclone Holder:
  1. Filter Cassette Holder
    Part Number: 225-1
    $33.00 /EA
    Filter Cassette Holder, accommodates two or three-piece 25 or 37-mm cassettes with or without a cyclone, clips to a worker's collar; includes 3 feet of 1/4-inch ID Tygon tubing and 25-mm adapter ring.
Cyclone:
  1. GS-3 Respirable Dust Cyclone, 10mm w/37mm Cassette Adapter
    Part Number: 225-100
    $90.00 /EA
    GS-3 Respirable Dust Cyclone, 10 mm, with 37-mm cassette adapter, conductive plastic construction.

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