Appendix 6 - Medical Air Standards - Factair F4504 Operating Manual

Appendix 6 - Medical Air Standards

Medical & Surgical Air
Oil ≤ 0.1 mg/m
Water ≤ 67 vpm (≤ 0.05 mg/L,
50mg/m
dewpoint -46°C)
Carbon ≤ 5 mg/m
Monoxide
Carbon ≤ 900 mg/m
Dioxide v/v
Carbon ≤ 5 PPM
Monoxide
NO and ≤ 2 PPM v/v
NO
2
SO ≤ 1 PPM v/v
2
Polytest No discoloration
(Optional)
Odour None
Note – There is also a requirement to conduct a visual particulate test and this should be free from
visible particles in a 75 L sample (175 L for surgical air)
Above is an extract only for full details refer to the HTM02-01 standard.
Oxygen 20.4% v/v to 21.4% v/v
Oil ≤ 0.1 mg/m
Water ≤ 67 vpm (≤ 0.05 mg/L,
50mg/m
dewpoint -46°C)
Carbon ≤ 5 PPM v/v
Monoxide
Carbon ≤ 500 PPM v/v
Dioxide
Carbon ≤ 5 PPM v/v
Monoxide
NO and ≤ 2 PPM v/v
NO
2
SO ≤ 1 PPM v/v
2
H S
2
Odour None
3
3
, atmospheric
3
≤ 5 PPM v/v
3
≤ 500 PPM
Air, Medicinal
3
3
, atmospheric
HTM02-01
Dental Air
3
≤ 0.1 mg/m
≤ 1020 vpm (≤ 0.78 mg/L,
3
780mg/m , atmospheric
dewpoint -20°C)
3
≤ 5 mg/m ≤ 5 PPM v/v
3
≤ 900 mg/m ≤ 500 PPM v/v
≤ 10 PPM
≤ 2 PPM v/v
≤ 1 PPM v/v
No discoloration
None
European Pharmacopoeia 5.0
N O
2
≤ 60 vpm (≤ 0.45
3
mg/m )
≤ 5 PPM v/v
≤ 300 PPM v/v
≤ 5 PPM v/v
≤ 2 PPM v/v
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Synthetic Air
≤ 67 vpm (≤ 0.05 mg/L,
3
50mg/m
dewpoint -46°C)
No discoloration
CO
2
≤ 60 vpm (≤ 0.45
3
mg/m )
≤ 5 PPM v/v
≤ 2 PPM v/v
≤ 2 PPM v/v
≤ 1 PPM v/v
, atmospheric
N
2
≤ 60 vpm (≤ 0.45
3
mg/m )
≤ 300 PPM v/v
≤ 5 PPM v/v