The determination of hydrocarbons in ambient air is performed for a variety of reasons; the presence of hydrocarbons such as benzene, toluene or isomers of xylene in higher concentrations can effect human health.

Hydrocarbons also act as ozone precursors leading to the formation of ozone and photochemical smog, other hydrocarbons such as mercaptans may create odour problems even in low concentrations.

Ecotech offers a variety of different instrument alternatives for the determination of hydrocarbons that can be integrated into our air quality monitoring systems. Ecotech works closely with a number of the world’s leading manufacturers of hydrocarbon analyzers and gas chromatorgraphs and is able to provide an integrated instrument solution.

Analyzer solutions include:

• Total Hydrocarbon Analyzers
• VOC Analyzers
• Methane/Non Methane Hydrocarbons Analyzers
• BTEX Analysers for measurement of benzene, toluene and isomers of xylene
• Mercaptans and sulfides in ambient air analyzers