Safety Considerations; Considerations Specific To The Xevo Tq-S System - Waters Xevo TQ-S Operator's, Overview And Maintenance Manual

Safety considerations

Some reagents and samples used with Waters instruments and devices can
pose chemical, biological, or radiological hazards (or any combination thereof).
You must know the potentially hazardous effects of all substances you work
with. Always follow Good Laboratory Practice, and consult your organization's
safety representative for guidance.

Considerations specific to the Xevo TQ-S system

Solvent-leakage hazard
The source exhaust system is designed to be robust and leak-tight. Waters
recommends you perform a hazard analysis, assuming a maximum leak into
the laboratory atmosphere of 10% LC eluate.
Warning:
• To confirm the integrity of the source exhaust system, renew
• To avoid chemical degradation of the source O-rings, which can
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the source O-rings at intervals not exceeding one year.
withstand exposure only to certain solvents (see
to prepare mobile phases" on page
solvents you use that are not listed are chemically compatible
with the composition of the O-rings.
"Solvents used
273), determine whether any