10 Reasons to Choose a Hydra AA Mercury Analyzer0 pages

10 Reasons to Choose a
Hydra AA Mercury Analyzer

• Flow-through Rinse for fast Washout
Contaminated solution is quickly removed from
the sample tip, minimizing sample carryover and
providing exceptional baseline stability.
• Easy Access Sample Introduction System
Is corrosion a problem with your current
mercury analyzer? On the Hydra AA all liquids
remain outside the instrument chassis, isolating corrosive
solutions and allowing easy access for maintenance
and cleaning.

Easy to learn. Easy to use. Easy to own.
The Hydra AA is a fully automated mercury analyzer
employing the latest advances in cold vapor atomic
absorption spectroscopy to achieve detection limits
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Sensitivity
The Hydra AA determines mercury from the low part-per-trillion
(ppt) to high part-per-billion (ppb) levels.

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Robust hardware for superior analytical reliability
• High Performance Dual Beam Detection System
The Hydra AA’s optical path is the longest in the industry
(30 cm) which provides exceptional sensitivity
and stability.
• Serpentine Phase Separator
Handles Foaming Samples Easily
All Hydra mercury analyzers
feature an integrated gas/liquid
separator designed to provide
exceptional recoveries of mercury, even in
poorly digested samples. It is particularly
effective at handling difficult or foaming
samples, and has been designed to prevent downstream
contamination. This high quality, specially engineered separator
is one of the main reasons that the Hydra AA consistently
delivers superior results.
• Built-in, Maintenance-free Nafion dryer
The Nafion dryer is self regenerating and eliminates the need
for replacement of chemicals used for drying.

Sophisticated Over-Range Protection System
Samples high in mercury can cripple competing instruments
but not the Hydra AA; it monitors the sample signal and at first
appearance of an over range signal will automatically move
the sample probe to rinse to clean the system before any undue
contamination occurs.

Method Compliance
Designed to Meet U.S. EPA Methods 245.1, 245.5, 245.6,
7470A and 7471B, as well as European Standards EN-1483
and EN-13806.

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Automatic Baseline Correction
The baseline is corrected before each reading producing
drift-free measurements.

Why choose a Hydra AA? For its:
Sensitivity
Rugged Design
Over Range Protection
Automatic Baseline Correction
Ease of Use
Automated QC Functions
Scheduled Maintenance
Experience, Reputation
Support
Optional Automated Digestion System