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Hydrogen Cyanide (HCN) Detection

Portable & fixed-point HCN detectors for healthcare, pharmaceuticals, chemical manufacturing, agriculture, and environmental testing.

About Hydrogen Cyanide Detection

Hydrogen Cyanide, with its faint, bitter almond-like odor, is pivotal in the production of synthetic fibers, plastics, and resins.

It’s also used in electroplating, metal processing, and as a fumigant in pest control. The mining industry employs HCN in gold and silver extraction, demonstrating its broad utility. Despite its usefulness, HCN is extremely toxic, with the potential to disrupt cellular respiration, thus stringent monitoring is essential to prevent occupational exposure.

Common Challenges

  • Highly toxic, requiring stringent monitoring to prevent exposure
  • Difficult to detect due to its faint odor, increasing risk of unnoticed leaks
  • Rapidly acting poison, posing immediate danger upon exposure

Current Guidelines

OSHA:

  • PEL-TWA: 10 ppm (11 mg/m³)
  • PEL-C: 4.7 ppm (5 mg/m³)

NIOSH:

  • REL-STEL: 4.7 ppm (5 mg/m³)

Ranges We Detect For Hydrogen Cyanide

Sensor Range

Measurement Specifics

  • Maximum Overload200 ppm
  • Resolution< 0.05 ppm
  • Typical Baseline Range-0.1 ppm to 0.3 ppm
  • Maximum Overload200 ppm
  • Resolution< 0.05 ppm
  • Typical Baseline Range-0.1 ppm to 0.3 ppm
  • Maximum Overload200 ppm
  • Resolution< 0.05 ppm
  • Typical Baseline Range-0.1 ppm to 0.3 ppm

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