Thermo Scientific NITON XLi and XLp 300 Series Suppliers of analyzers are the industry standard for lead analysis in applications ranging from paint, to soils and sediments, to dust wipes and industrial air filters, to ceramic goods and lead in children’s toys.
Thermo Scientific NITON 300 Series analyzers provide many distinct advantages:
Product Specifications NITON XLi / XLp 300
The Ideal Tool for Lead Analysis
Government regulations, increased public awareness and legal action have all driven requirements for the identification of lead hazards in the environment. With documented effects such as diminished learning abilities in children, kidney and central nervous system damage, and reduced fertility and miscarriages, researchers have concluded that there is no
industrial safe level of lead exposure.
2 ), or negative in seconds. Users in jurisdictions with more stringent standards can easily change the action level to ensure compliance with local regulations. Actual lead values are also displayed, permitting users to more accurately quantify the hazards associated with particular samples. The analysis of lead dust poses another challenge. Widely acknowledged as the primary source of childhood lead poisoning
• Very easy to use - even by nontechnical personnel• Integrated barcode reader suppliers for fast, easy data entry
• Portable GPS integration for real-time contamination mapping
• High-strength, rugged, environmentally sealed housing 1 Public health officials, environmental professionals and community activists face an overwhelming challenge: pinpoint lead’s location in the environment, identify the sources of contamination, and confirm that clearance criteria have been achieved after abatement. The traditional approach of field-based sample collection combined with laboratory analysis has been largely replaced with the use of handheld equipment, effectively bringing the lab into the field. Thermo Fisher Scientific’s NITON X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzers quickly identify and quantify lead in virtually all sample types: paint, soil, sediment, dust, air, ceramic goods, children’s toys and more.
Supported by a Performance Characteristic Sheet (PCS) documenting zero inconclusive readings, zero need for substrate correction, and zero false positives/false negatives, the NITON 300 Series determines whether lead is positive (as defined by the US EPA as greater than or equal to 1.0 mg/cm
2 , lead dust is hazardous even in very small amounts. Standard practice involves collecting the dust on an ASTM-approved towelette wiped over a one-square foot area (929 cm
2 ), followed by analysis of the “wipe” for determination of the lead load; dividing the reported lead content by the area yields a lead-dust concentration in µg/ft
2 . The NITON 300 Series
X ray fluorescence provides the ability to perform this analysis on site with the optional Dust Wipe Analysis Mode.
Unparalled performance for residential lead inspection.