Product Review
Gas Detection System Can Measure Up to 11 Types of Fumigant Gases

Nextteq, LLC

Nextteq’s Gastec GV100X provides quick and easy testing

Nextteq’s line of Gastec pumps and detector tubes are designed to measure gases and vapors in over 600 applications, including airborne levels of fumigants in grain storage facilities.

According to Industrial Hygiene Manager Steve Luecke, “Gastec’s GV100X pump is easy to use, lightweight, and rugged. Its one-stroke piston action provides reliable operation without any partial samples.

“The GV100X pump’s thermal ring provides on-the-spot measurement of ambient temperature for tests that require temperature correction,” says Luecke.

Measures 11 Fumigants

The Gastec GV100X pump is designed to work its Gastec detector tubes to measure up to 11 types of fumigant gases, such as sulfuryl fluoride, phosphine, methyl bromide, chloropicrin, sulfur dioxide, and carbon dioxide.

“Measurement is fast and convenient,” says Luecke, “with no sensors to calibrate – Gastec detector tubes are ready to use anytime, anywhere.

From March/April 2016 GRAIN JOURNAL