Special Report No. 81-04: Laboratory Examination of the Use of a Commercial Long-term Detector Tube for the Measurement of Sulfur Dioxide in Kraft Pulp Mill Workplace Atmospheres

One element of the National Council's Paper Industry Occupational Health Study Methodology Project is the examination of measurement methods for use in the workspace atmosphere. Five Special Reports, 80-06, 80-07, 80-10, 80-11 and 81-02 have already been issued. These dealt respectively, with laboratory examination of (a) the use of commercial detector tubes for measurement of methyl mercaptan (c) the use of commercial detector tubes for hydrogen sulfide measurement (d) the use of selective scrubbers for separating sulfur gases prior to measurement and (e) further examination of commercial detector tubes for methyl mercaptan measurement. The study entailed a laboratory examination of a commercially available long-term detection tube for the measurement of sulfur dioxide in the kraft mill workplace.