Using a sample probe that will be inserted into the emission stack and a sampling console that can accurately measure the volume of gas sampled, the emission gases will be pulled onto a pair of Sorbent Traps. Here, the mercury will be trapped in order to be measured on the Sorbent Trap Mercury Analyzer.

• Ability to quantify 1 ng to 100,000 ng per analysis
• easy calibration
• can analyze an entire trap section including glass wool in one run
• most RATA analyses take about 90 seconds; high level analyses - up to 8-10 minutes
• exhaust is scrubbed, no clean room or hood is needed
• perfect for field use
• works great in the lab
• real-time peak viewing allows run-time adjustment for abberant samples
• contains no catalyst, gold amalgam, or drying tube that require frequent expensive replacement
• requires no compressed gases (other analyzers require compressed oxygen)
• no autosampler, but samples can be analyzed in the time required to load an autosampler, and there is no potential for contamination of samples traveling together in the sample tray
• industry standard for Method 30B and Appendix K with about 100 units in use
• unique application of Zeeman AA Technology prevents interference and allows a simpler furnace design
• operation is easy to learn, training and certification take one day

• Analyze samples from 0.2ng/g (0.2ppb) to 30,000,000ng/g (30,000ppm)
• most analyses take 90 seconds. Very high level samples take only 8-11 minutes
• sample Sizes up to 5g
• versatile: analyze aqueous samples thermally down to 5ug/L with no digestion
• analyzer module is the finest Hg vapor monitor available, able to detect < 2 ng/m³
• no catalyst, gold amalgam, or drying tube, hence the analyzer is not prone to damage from high-level or halogen contaminated samples

• Capital and operating costs a fraction of CEMMs costs
• mature proven technology, reliability proven by many systems in use
• simple, dependable, easy and inexpensive to maintain
• the only system capable of reliably measuring low levels (<0.5 micrograms per cubic meter.) This will be critical where Mercury Reduction is mandated

• Can be used as a low cost back-up system during CEMMs maintenance and repair where a loss of data can mean tens of thousands of dollars
• check the accuracy of your calibrators
• perform your own RATA and pre-Rata tests
• excellent CEMMs trouble-shooting tool
• perform Speciation Studies using our Ohio Lumex Speciation Traps
• flexible for testing at different points and assessing Mercury Reduction Schemes
• can be used to determine mercury levels in coal, ash, and other materials
• perfect to reveal best optimization of Sorbent Injection Systems

• Much simpler to perform than Method-29 or “Ontario Hydro” method
• results in minutes
• quickly categorize source levels on site
• only collect the number of samples needed (9 versus 12 runs) - no need to collect extra runs to assure 9 good results
• finish RATA using method compliant results before leaving the site
• saves money compared to other methods or off-site analysis
• “One-Shot” argument: both Digestion and Thermal Methods are destructive if sample is lost on Trap Disassembly. The penalty for on-site Thermal Analysis is merely another run

Ohio Lumex analyzer on site:

• typical RATA in 1.5 - 2 days
• minumal runs required (as few as 9) since data integrity can be determined on site
• testing team has to complete control over analysis

Ontario Hydro method:

• 3 - 5 days required to get 12 runs
• results analyzed off-site
• testing must be repeated if 4 or more runs fail
• equipment is expensive and fragile

Sorbent traps analyzed off-site:

• must do extra runs to ensure 9 good runs (12 vs. 9)
• retesting required if 4 or more runs prove to be bad
• impossibe to predict spike value for Field Recovery Test

Using CEMM as an instrumental reference method:

• expensive
• dynamic spiking is complicated to perform
• no portable NIST Traceable Calibrator for "total" Hg is commercially available
• wet stacks and high particulates can cause problems

• Allegheny Armstrong Power Plant July 2006, WKU Tester
• Trimble County RATA July 7- 12, 2005, Arcadis Tester
• Reliant Energy Power March 24, 2006, EERC Tester
• EPRI Round Robin Test, multiple locations, 2006
• NIPSCO power plant Indiana, APEX ETV EPA verification 2006, Battelle Tester

• M324 Sorbent Trap Analyzer Brochure
• 2011 Cement Show presentation