Dive Compressed Air Testing
As a PADI preferred partner, Trace Analytics has had the honor to stand behind an organization committed to diver safety, while serving divers and dive shop owners with their custom compressed air testing needs.
Air Testing: Sport & Commercial Dive
At Trace Analytics, LLC, we have been ISO 17025 and A2LA accredited since 1989. As the leader in compressed breathing air testing and analyses, we take the health and safety of your customers and employees seriously. Test results are fast, and if your sample is not in compliance, we’ll call you right away! We also provide a free retest if taken within 30 days of the initial failure.
The AirCheck✓™ Kit makes compliance with your required specification simple and inexpensive. Take an air sample in about 10 minutes and return a four-ounce vial inside a pre-addressed box we provide. No heavy, bulky containers to return, and no hassle. Then we’ll deliver a fast, accurate AirCheck✓™ Report within 1-3 working days of receipt at our lab.
Service Info
Testing & Equipment
| SCUBA / SPORT DIVING - SELECTED AIR QUALITY SPECIFICATIONS | ||||||||||||
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| AIR QUALITY SPECIFICATION | THC | CO | CH4 | CO2 | H2O | DP, °F | O2 | N2 | OIL | ODOR | OTHER | |
| CGA Grade E (G-7.1-2011) | 25 | 10 | N/A | 1000 | N/A | N/A | 20-22 | N/A | 5 | None/Slight | N/A | |
| CSA Z180.1-2013 (>2216 psig) | 5 (T) | 5 | 10 | 600 | 27 | -63 | 20-22 | N/A | 1 | None/Slight | Halogenated Hydrocarbons, ppmv | Atmospheric Dewpoint, °C |
| 5 | -53 | |||||||||||
| Enriched Air Nitrox - 1995 & CGA Grade E (G-7.1-2011) | 25 | 10 | N/A | 1000 | N/A | N/A | (O) | N/A | 0.1 | None/Slight | N/A | |
| Nitrox Technologies 36-2001 | 25 | 10 | N/A | 1000 | N/A | N/A | (O) | N/A | 5 | None/Slight | N/A | |
| ANDI Oxygen Compatible Air-1994 | 25 | 2 | N/A | 500 | 128 | -40 | 20-22 | N/A | 0.1 | None/Slight | No. Particles > 2 µm Diameter | |
| None | ||||||||||||
| IANTD Oxygen Compatible Air-2003 (I) | 25 | 2 | N/A | 1000 | N/A | N/A | 20-22 | N/A | 0.1 | None/Slight | N/A | |
| Oxygen Compatible Air-1994 | 25 | 2 | N/A | 500 | 128 | -40 | 20-22 | N/A | 0.1 | None/Slight | No. Particles > 2 µm Diameter | |
| None | ||||||||||||
| Oxygen Compatible Air-2003 | 25 | 2 | N/A | 1000 | N/A | N/A | 20-22 | N/A | 0.1 | None/Slight | N/A | |
| THC = Total Gaseous Hydrocarbons, ppmv // CO2 = Carbon Dioxide, ppmv O2 = Oxygen, volume % // HS = Halogenated Solvents, ppmv CO = Carbon Monoxide, ppmv // H2O = Water, ppmv N2 = Nitrogen, volume % Odor = Odor as supplied by customer // CH4 = Methane, ppmv DP = Dew Point, °F at 0 psig Oil = Oil Mist & Particulate, mg/m3 |
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| (O) Oxygen varies according to limit requested by customer. (T) Does not include methane. |
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| Air & Gas Specifications referenced above may be viewed and/or purchased from: ANDI - American Nitrox Divers, Int'l CGA - Compressed Gas Association CSA - Canadian Standards Association IANTD - International Association of Nitrox & Technical Divers, Inc. |
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K902 Breathing Air Kit
The AirCheck✓ Kit™ K901 is designed for use with breathing air specifications requiring a dry dew point, such as NFPA 1989, OSHA 1910.134 (Cylinder or SCBA), CGA Grade D (0), and CGA Grade L. Other specifications are available at an additional cost. This kit is typically used by fire service, industrial fire brigades, some dive facilities who use high pressure breathing air to fill SCBAs or any compressor with a desiccant dryer. Test from the compressor or cascade. Watch our online sampling video for Breathing Air Testing.
PADI Preferred Provider
The Professional Association of Diving Instructors requires that all PADI Dive Centers test their compressed air quarterly according to CGA Grade E air specifications. Trace Analytics, LLC was selected by PADI Americas in 1995 to offer the AirCheck✓™ Kit and laboratory services to all PADI members. And for our Canadian PADI customers, we have a program that meets your CSA Z180 requirements as well. Contact us with your current PADI facility number to receive PADI member rates.
Other Breathing Air Testing Services
We test to many Compressed Air & Gas Specifications in a variety of industries. Trace has members on the NFPA Committee and we have been a preferred PADI vendor since 1995.
Testing Made SimpleAccurateEasy
Trace Analytics’ laboratory is accredited by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation. We use state-of-the-art lab equipment that allows us to analyze hundreds of compressed air and environmental samples daily. The result is consistency, accuracy, precision, and rapid turnaround. Trace is an A2LA accredited laboratory complying with ISO 17025, certificate #0322-01.
