Industrial Hygiene News - September 2008

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Manufacturer

Argus-Hazco

937/824-4400

Bruel & Kjaer

770/209-6907

Casella USA

603/672-0031

Larson-Davis Laboratories

716/926-8243

OHD

205/980-0180

Quest Technologies

262/567-9157

Range of dB Levels

A,B,C

Frequency Resolution

Logs Event Time and

Frequency Response

Records Signal Data

for Later Spectral

(Octave Levels)

Reproduction

(Hz to KHz)

(dB to dB)

dB Level

Optional

Built-in

Type

Range of dB Levels

Scale Weighting

Spectral Display

(dB to dB)

A,B,C

Analog

Digital

Digital Printout

Frequency Resolution

Frequency Response

A,B,C

Range of dB Levels

Scale Weighting

(Octave Levels)

(Hz to KHz)

(dB to dB)

Capable of Measuring

Capable of Assessing Noise

by Frequency Bands

Impulse Noise

20-16 0-160

A,B

A,C

6-20 1/3

0-150 A,B

20-20 1/3 20-140 A,C

16-20 1/3

20-20

A,B 0-160

1/3 A,C 20-140

A,C

6. 3-20 1/3 22-170 A,C

6. 3-20 1/3 A,C

22-

170

80-130

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CO,CD,AM

HY,OT

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SG,OZ,CD

20-20 30-

140

20-20 28-

170

80-

135

20-10 40-

140

A,C

80-130 A,B

5-50 1/3 0- A,C

140

Nuclear Radiation

Instrument Types

Badges

Geiger or Proportional

Counter Based

Instruments

Scintillation

Solid State

Alpha

Radiation Detected

Non-Nuclear

Instrument Types

Non-Ionizing

Electromagnetic

Radiations

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HH,OZ,CY,RE

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CO,CD,AG,AM,HY,SG

HH,OZ,MO,CY,RE,OT

CO,CD,AG,AM

SG,OZ,CY,OT

CO,CD,AG,AM,HY,OZ

SG,HH,MO,CY,RE

CO,CD,AM,HY,CY

Manufacturer

Argus-Hazco

937/824-4400

Canberra Industries

973/361-5600

Mirion Tech Dosimetry Services

949/419-1000, 800/251-3331

Industrial Test Systems Inc.

803/329-9712

International Light

978/818-6180

Landauer Inc.

708/755-7000

MSA

800/672-2222

Narda Safety Test Solutions

631/231-1700

RAE Systems

408/752-0723

S E International Inc.

931/964-3561

Thermo Fisher Scientific

978/232-1037, 888/777-1951

Customized Radon

Gamma/X-ray

Detectors

Neutron

X-rays

Beta

Microwave

Ultraviolet

Lasers

Radio Frequencies

Power-Frequency

Visible Light

Infrared

EMF

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