The electric utility industry operates in one of the world’s most regulated and closely monitored industrial environments. Requirements related to Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), Effluent Limitation Guidelines (ELG), and broader emissions monitoring programs continue to drive demand for reliable analytical data and measurement technologies.
Ohio Lumex supports electric utility applications through analytical instrumentation, sampling systems, field services, and accredited laboratory analysis for mercury monitoring, sorbent trap programs, trace gas measurement, and process monitoring in demanding operating environments.
Ohio Lumex provides instrumentation, sorbent trap systems, and analytical capabilities supporting mercury monitoring, emissions testing, and process measurements across electric utility operations.
The Ohio Lumex field services department operates throughout North America to support our industrial customers with on-site specialty testing and instrument services.
Our team of experienced field services engineers specializes in onsite gas testing services for electric utility and power generation applications, including challenging analytes such as mercury (Hg), sulfur trioxide (SO₃), ammonia (NH₃), hydrogen chloride (HCl), and acid dew point measurements associated with SCR, FGD, and combustion processes.
Our team provides installation, commissioning, maintenance, and troubleshooting for utility monitoring systems used in both process and emissions applications. These services help facilities maintain reliable data, long-term instrument performance, and dependable operation in demanding power generation environments.
The Ohio Lumex analytical laboratory provides trace-level analysis of samples collected from both process streams and emissions testing programs using validated EPA and ASTM methods. Our NELAP and A2LA accredited laboratory supports electric utilities, industrial facilities, and stack testing firms with accurate and reliable results.
Ohio Lumex supports electric utility emissions and process monitoring programs through a combination of field services, accredited laboratory analysis, and specialized analytical instrumentation for trace-level gas measurements.
Our experience includes applications related to mercury emissions monitoring, sorbent trap programs, combustion optimization, acid dew point monitoring, and evaluation of pollution control technologies associated with SCR and FGD systems across power generation facilities.
Many testing programs rely on sorbent trap sampling methods to measure trace constituents in gas streams. A sorbent trap is a small glass tube filled with specialized sorbent material that captures specific analytes as gas passes through it. After sampling, the traps are returned to the laboratory where they are analyzed to determine the concentration of the gas of interest.
Sorbent traps are widely used for measuring mercury and other trace constituents because they provide reliable results even at very low concentrations and under challenging conditions. These methods are commonly used in process monitoring and regulatory emissions programs. They can simplify testing while maintaining high analytical accuracy, making them a practical and cost-effective option for many applications.
Visit our sorbent trap sampling locations page to see examples of sampling points within a industrial facility.
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