Topic: Advanced Air-purification Solutions for Ethylene Oxide Jens Hermann, representing LESNI, discussed LESNI's approach to catalytic abatement technology, detailing innovations in emission control for facilities handling ethylene oxide (EtO). His talk highlighted LESNI’s wide expertise in air purification across multiple industries, with a special focus on the medical device sector.

Topic: Optimizing Medical Device Sterilization - A Facility Enhancement Roadmap Panel 2 brought together experts from Pond & Company and Picarro to discuss strategies for optimizing medical device sterilization facilities, focusing on emissions monitoring, facility design enhancements, and compliance with emerging regulations.

Topic: Innovative Monitoring Technologies and Their Applications Mr. Cronin discussed Picarro’s innovative approaches to emissions monitoring, particularly for EtO, and highlighted the importance of customizable systems that can adapt to the evolving regulatory environment. His presentation covered a variety of monitoring types—continuous, fenceline, and workplace exposure monitoring—each essential for full regulatory compliance.

Topic: Determination of Optimal Parameters for Ethylene Oxide Destruction Using CARULITE® 500 catalyst Joseph Sigmund, representing Carus LLC, presented on the application of the Carol 500 catalyst in catalytic oxidizers for efficient EtO destruction. With over a century of experience in environmental treatment solutions, Carus has leveraged their Carol series catalysts to achieve high destruction efficiencies for EtO emissions.

Topic: From Innovation to Impact: Picarro's Journey in EtO Sterilization

Mr. Miller highlighted Picarro’s advancements in emissions monitoring technology for industrial applications, particularly in managing ethylene oxide (EtO) emissions. He emphasized the limitations of traditional concentration-based detection and presented Picarro’s emissions-based approach as a game-changer for facilities needing precise, actionable data to meet regulatory demands.

Topic: Best Practices in Data Management and Reporting Sean Cronin’s workshop delivered an in-depth exploration of best practices for managing and reporting emissions data. He began by outlining the complexities of federal, state, and local reporting requirements, emphasizing the need for systems capable of generating accurate and compliant reports.

Topic: Strategies for Destruction and Removal Efficiency (DRE) and Compliance Jonathan Bent provided a comprehensive overview of achieving destruction and removal efficiency (DRE) in compliance with NESHAP and FIFRA regulations.

Picarro ETO Conference Day 2 Presentations

Picarro ETO Conference Day 3 Presentations

Picarro ETO Conference Workshop A: Best Practices in Data Management and Reporting

MI Best: Consumers Energy

Retired President & COO of PG&E, Nick Stavropoulos, shares his goals for partnering with Picarro in order to boost efficiency. 

At the 2023 GRIDTech Conference, Picarro received a notable endorsement from none other than Pier Lorenzo Dell'Orco, CEO of Italgas Reti.

"We have reduced dramatically the number of odor calls, which in my view... is the most reliable KPI because it's completely guided by people and not by the company itself. We have reduced our [odor] calls by about 40% compared to the baseline of 2018. So it has been a really successful story." - Pier Lorenzo Dell'Orco, CEO of Italgas Reti

Catch the highlights from GRIDTech Conference 2023, where Dr. Renato Winkler, Sr. Director at Picarro, delivered his GRIDTech Talk on cutting-edge solutions for reducing methane emissions in gas infrastructure. Explore the journey from measurement to mitigation as Dr. Winkler shares insights on addressing methane emissions in this impactful session. 

Picarro's Field Application Engineer, Tanner Orland, and Product Manager, Andrew Kidd, share how Picarro's hardware picks up methane from the atmosphere.

Attendees of this webcast delved into the captivating realm of cloud migration and its profound impact on various data sources, including edge devices, databases, and systems. Attendees of this webcast learned about the value of migration to the cloud on various data sources including edge devices, devices, databases, and systems and how to derive business value from data.

Dave Moon, Director of Asset Investment at Cadent Gas shares his experience with Picarro.

Picarro recently spoke with Anders Feilberg, a Professor at Aarhus University in Denmark about ammonia emission abatement technology protocols for livestock production. Learn why the Picarro CRDS technology’s speed and precision are so effective for this and other Climate-Smart Agriculture applications. 

In this 3-part interview, he explains:

Picarro recently spoke with Anders Feilberg, a Professor at Aarhus University in Denmark about ammonia emission abatement technology protocols for livestock production. Learn why the Picarro CRDS technology’s speed and precision are so effective for this and other Climate-Smart Agriculture applications. 

In this 3-part interview, he explains:

Picarro recently spoke with Anders Feilberg, a Professor at Aarhus University in Denmark about ammonia emission abatement technology protocols for livestock production. Learn why the Picarro CRDS technology’s speed and precision are so effective for this and other Climate-Smart Agriculture applications. 

In this 3-part interview, he explains:

Paolo Gallo, Italgas CEO discusses Picarro at our

5% of leaks account for 50% of your emissions. Find them using advanced leak detection and analytics.  Learn how you can identify and eliminate super emitters at unprecedented speed and scale with Picarro.

Picarro is a leading provider of asset management solutions for the natural gas industry.

Picarro is the global leader in emissions measurement and reduction, pipe replacement, and advanced leak survey solutions. Watch this quick video to understand how we enable Natural Gas Operators to reduce methane emissions and improve the safety of their infrastructure.

This webinar was co-presented by Picarro Inc., CenterPoint Energy, and the Southern Gas Assocation.

Conventional Distribution Integrity Risk (DIM) models typically rely on historical and static parameters to predict risk. In this webinar, you'll learn how mobile Advanced Leak Detection (ALD) enables you to augment your DIM program with real-time methane data. With this improved model you can produce a more predictive and granular view of risk and optimize important capital investment decisions such as pipe replacement initiatives.

WEI, Picarro, and PG&E Webinar 2021

Picarro's Director of Sales & Client Engagement in LATAM, Malvin Delgado, giving an overview of Picarro's vehicle hardware.

Picarro's Senior Director of Business Development in EMEA, Renato Winkler, gives an overview of Picarro's vehicle hardware.

Picarro's Field Application Engineer, Tanner Orland, and Product Manager, Andrew Kidd, share how Picarro's hardware picks up methane from the atmosphere.

Surtigas buscando siempre soluciones tecnológicas e innovadoras, implementó un piloto para la detección móvil de fugas en las redes de gas natural, el novedoso sistema, único en Latinoamérica, se compone de un equipo de última generación, que detecta desde un vehículo en movimiento.

Advanced Leak Detection with ALS Asset Integrity & Reliability and Picarro

Italgas: Picarro Surveyor, Advanced Laser Technology to Monitor Gas Networks

Although agriculture contributes substantially to air pollution and climate change, there is rather little discussion on how to mitigate the three major greenhouse gases and ammonia simultaneously from agricultural soils. In this webinar, Dr. Eri Saikawa, Emory University, will present findings from a project that aims to tackle this question in a corn field, while keeping the yield intact. Dr.

Picarro Breath Test

Shutting Down the Picarro Analyzer with a Desiccant Column

Picarro uses the same type of KNF pump in some of our systems but they might be in different housing:
* Inside a CPVU of a G1000 series analyzer
* G2000 pump (p/n S2000 or A2000)
* Vaporizer pump (p/n S1100)

This video shows one for the S2000 pump housing but the diaphragm replacement part is applicable for all pumps above.

This is a brief Picarro tutorial on how to replace your A2000 pump diaphragms.

This is a brief tutorial on how to replace the CPU fan on your Picarro analyzer (for MI970 Motherboards).

Link to download "Measuring Emission of Agricultural Greenhouse Gases and Developing Mitigation Options using Nuclear and Related Techniques": link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-55396-8

New 'Express mode' will allow measurements of up to 50 samples per day while maintaining excellent precision.

The new 'Survey mode' will allow measurements of up to 150 samples per day.

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Learn more at our Isotopic Water Microsite

How to remove the inlet on your Picarro analyzer.

This customer video summarizes some of the research being conducted by the Southern Cross University Geoscience team and Dr. Luke Jeffrey, investigating methane emissions from tree stems.

The Picarro PI2114 gas concentration analyzer measures hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) levels as low as 3 ppb to help avoid oxidation and safeguard drug stability. Major pharmaceutical, CMO, and isolator companies use Picarro hydrogen peroxide analyzers in high-potency API and biologics manufacturing and in aseptic fill and finish. The PI2114 analyzer is fast and easy to use. It doesn’t need chemicals or consumables. And it requires infrequent calibration and maintenance to minimize operating costs.

This instructional video serves as a tutorial on how to cut tubing and install Swagelok® fittings and it provides an overview of Picarro's dry gas kit. All product names, logos, and brands are property of their respective owners.

This is a brief tutorial on how to avoid memory effects during calibration procedures by flushing old gas or room air out of your regulator.

Inlet particulate filters on Picarro instruments should be changed at least every 2-3 years. This tutorial takes users over the steps required to replace and leak check their inlet filter. Filters can be found on the webstore at the links below.

Metal: store.picarro.com/For-Analyzer/Parts/Particulate-filter-kit-all-models-except-HF-NH3.html

Installing the Vaporizer Salt Liner on Isotopic Water Systems.

Swap out the salt liner every time you change the septum, about every 200-300 injections. Soak in DI water until clean, or sonicate without the gasket to remove residue.

Salt Liners: store.picarro.com/For-Peripherals/Vaporizer/Salt-Liner.html

This is a brief tutorial on how to replace the vaporizer septum on your Picarro analyzer.

View septa on our web store:
store.picarro.com/For-Peripherals/Vaporizer/Injection-Port-Septa.html

Video showing Picarro analyzers going through severe shock and vibration tests before shipment.

In this webinar, techniques and results of a randomized experiment that measured soil fluxes of nitrous oxide (N₂O) and methane (CH₄) emissions from winter wheat over 83 days using Eosense eosAC-LT automated chambers and the Picarro G2508 GHG gas concentration analyzer will be presented.

 

In light of recent rulemaking around Ethylene Oxide, Medical Device Sterilization facilities are considering facility enhancements that leverage state-of-the-art emissions monitoring, collection, and destruction technologies.

Join Picarro and guest industry subject matter experts from Pond & Company as they discuss what to consider when determining how to maintain compliance without disrupting your business operations.

The webinar will explore:

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With the publication of the US EPA’s amendments to the Ethylene Oxide (EtO, EO) NESHAP rules impacting commercial sterilizers and chemical companies, many are wondering how to maintain operational continuity in light of new monitoring requirements. Timeline of compliance, adoption of new monitoring systems, facility upgrades, impacts to throughput and other concerns now occupy the minds of owners and operators.

Attendees of this webcast delved into the captivating realm of cloud migration and its profound impact on various data sources, including edge devices, databases, and systems. Attendees of this webcast learned about the value of migration to the cloud on various data sources including edge devices, devices, databases, and systems and how to derive business value from data.

Picarro is a leading provider of asset management solutions for the natural gas industry.

This webinar was co-presented by Picarro Inc., CenterPoint Energy, and the Southern Gas Assocation.

Conventional Distribution Integrity Risk (DIM) models typically rely on historical and static parameters to predict risk. In this webinar, you'll learn how mobile Advanced Leak Detection (ALD) enables you to augment your DIM program with real-time methane data. With this improved model you can produce a more predictive and granular view of risk and optimize important capital investment decisions such as pipe replacement initiatives.

Although agriculture contributes substantially to air pollution and climate change, there is rather little discussion on how to mitigate the three major greenhouse gases and ammonia simultaneously from agricultural soils. In this webinar, Dr. Eri Saikawa, Emory University, will present findings from a project that aims to tackle this question in a corn field, while keeping the yield intact.

 

Picarro is committed to supporting science with its advanced gas concentration and isotopic analyzers. In this webinar, we will present:
- New Express and Survey Modes for isotopic Water Analyzers – highest throughput solution
- New OC/EC solution for isotopic Carbon Analyzers – tracing Air Pollution

Picarro is committed to supporting science with its advanced gas concentration and isotopic analyzers. In this webinar, we will present the latest improvements to our analyzers and share how our customers are using them in their research.

In this webinar, Dr Christine O’Connell (Silver Lab, Berkeley) will discuss the application of the G2508 and Eosense eosAC chamber system to studying redox and drought conditions in a montane rainforest in Puerto Rico. Dr. Nick Nickerson (Eosense) will continue the discussion with demonstration of the use of the Picarro GasScouter in an off-grid wetland deployment with the eosAC chamber system, as well as demonstration of a portable survey-style application in a coastal barren/wetland ecosystem. Dr. Gregor Lucic (Picarro) will finish up the discussion by providing an overview of how a

Volcanoes are amazing features and a major contributor of CO2 to the atmosphere. One challenge has been to measure the carbon isotopic signature of a volcanic plume, which tells a lot about the deep processes and can potentially help forecast eruptions. This one-hour webinar will feature John Stix (Professor, McGill University) and Fiona D’Arcy (PhD student, McGill University) joined by Gregor Lucic (Application Scientist, Picarro) as they unravel the possibilities when deploying Picarro instruments in the field.

Methane is the second most prevalent greenhouse gas emitted from human activities. Atmospheric methane concentrations have tripled since pre-industrial times, and this increase has contributed about 20% of the global radiative forcing due to long-lived greenhouse gases. Quantifying sources of methane is therefore necessary to inform future climate change mitigation policy.

In this webinar replay Felix Vogel (Researcher, LSCE) and David Kim-Hak (Product Manager, Picarro) will introduce you to identifying urban and industrial greenhouse gas sources using the Picarro G2201-i for best-in-class greenhouse gas (GHG) concentration and isotopic measurements.

In this webinar replay, learn about how Picarro's Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CRDS) technology can be used to measure soil gas flux in-situ. Dr. Nabil Saad (Picarro, Inc.) is joined by Dr. Jesper Christiansen (U. of Copenhagen) and Dr. Nick Nickerson (Eosense). Jesper and Nick have hands-on experience with Picarro's G2508 Soil Flux System and they share their experience and results in achieving lower detection limits in gas flux measurements during the webinar.

Listen to Adam Subhas (California Institute of Technology), Nick Rollins (University of Southern California) and Nabil Saad (Picarro, Inc.) discuss making accurate and precise total carbon and δ13C measurements on discrete samples using a Picarro Cavity Ring-Down Spectrometer and the Liaison Introduction System. Adam and Nick will demonstrate how Picarro carbon isotope analyzers can be coupled to an Automate FX for seawater DIC measurements and solid carbonates, and to an Elemental Analyzer for organic carbon measurements and TOC. Adam will also share recent results from calcite dissolution

This webinar, featuring Riley Duren from NASA/JPL and Caltech, and Graham Leggett, Picarro, Inc., will focus on urban carbon emissions monitoring. Riley will share his experiences from deploying the LA Megacities Project and the goals of their research. Graham will present information about how Picarro technology has facilitated the development of such networks, including providing information on the Picarro G2301 and G2401 for best-in-class greenhouse gas (GHG) concentration measurements. If you are interested in learning about urban networks for

This webinar, featuring Dr. Niels Munksgaard of James Cook University and Charles Darwin University, and Dr. Kate Dennis, Picarro will review how membrane-extraction technology has been coupled to CRDS for ocean science applications. In particular, we will discuss the new Picarro Continuous Water Sampler for real-time analysis of of δ18O and δ2H in liquid water.

Please register to view a playback recording of this webinar featuring Picarro Research Fellow, Chris Rella, PhD and Application Specialist, Caleb Arata. They discuss how carbon isotopes measurements are made via Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CRDS) and how careful calibration can improve the stability of measurements for demanding atmospheric applications. If you want to learn more about how to optimize your calibration protocol and field set up for measuring δ13C in ambient atmospheric CO2 and CH4, this is the webinar for you!

Please register to view a playback recording of this webinar, featuring Professor Richard Farrell (University of Saskatchewan) and Dr. Nabil Saad (Picarro). They discuss the application and underlying technology that enabled Prof. Farrell to partition residue-derived and residue-induced emissions of N2O from agricultural lands using 15N-labelled crop residues. If you are interested in learning more about how nitrogen isotopes can be applied to soil and agriculture studies, or are interested in Picarro's mid infrared Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy platform, this is the webinar

Listen to Picarro’s Applications Specialist Derek Fleck share his latest in soil flux application collaboration with UC Berkeley, as well as Nick Nickerson from Forerunner Research sharing the latest advancements in soil chamber technology.

Please register to view our recorded webinar on the theory of 17O-excess measurements in water. Professor Eric Steig from the University of Washington who will discuss his research from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide core.

The live webinar will also feature Kate Dennis, Ph.D., from Picarro discussing the latest advancements in Picarro water isotope instrumentation.

Achieving effective EtO abatement in problem areas like office spaces and laboratories on discrete HVAC circuits, and warehouse areas with freestanding finished goods, has been particularly challenging. This white paper discusses the performance of a new, low-power, photocatalyst-based technology for abating EtO in these settings—Sonata Scientific’s HeliosTM EtO control technology platform—with performance validated using the demonstrated capabilities of Picarro’s EtO Workplace Monitoring System (WMS).

In this white paper, we discuss the rescaling of, and establishment of a traceable calibration for, formaldehyde (H2CO) on Picarro’s G2307 “LBDS” Cavity Ring Down Spectrometers.

This white paper describes destruction efficiency testing run by Carus and Picarro, Inc. on Carus’s CARULITE® 500 catalyst media using Picarro’s Ethylene Oxide (EtO) Cavity Ring-Down Spectrometer (CRDS) technology.

This paper outlines the regulatory framework behind the upcoming changes in the Commercial Sterilizer NESHAP (40 CFR 63 Subpart O). We will discuss how the US EPA decided on the continuous emissions monitoring requirements – including what those requirements are. Many in the sterilization industry have concerns about how to meet these requirements as previous technologies have struggled to demonstrate the response necessary to demonstrate compliance.

This white paper outlines testing performed using Picarro’s continuous emissions monitoring system (CEMS) on a LESNI EO Catalytic Abatement Plant (CAP). This testing was performed at a medical device manufacturer and sterilizer facility in the United States during an active sterilization process. Ethylene oxide (EtO, EO) concentrations were measured in real time upstream of the Catalytic Oxidizer (CatOx), and downstream, at the stack, to assess the destruction efficiency of the CatOx itself.

Methane emissions are at the center of the current climate crisis due to methane’s outsized contribution to global warming. Methane is one of the most potent greenhouse gases, being approximately 86 times more negatively impactful on climate change than carbon dioxide within the first 20 years in the atmosphere. It represents as much as 25% of the historic warming that can be attributed to human activities and is considered the greenhouse gas most responsible for driving warming in the near-term.

The Picarro G1101-i and G2101-i gas analyzers provide field measurements of the stable isotope ratio d13CO2 with a precision of 0.3 permil in five minutes. In an isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS) laboratory, it is customary to dry the samples to very low dew points (< - 45C) prior to isotope analysis. For field work, however, drying the samples is in many cases inconvenient or impractical. Water vapor can affect the reported delta via spectroscopic broadening or direct spectroscopic interference.

Stable isotope analysis relies on the simultaneous or near-simultaneous measurement of two individual species. In the case of the Picarro G1101-i and G2101-i gas analyzers, these two species are 12C16O2 and 13C16O2, which we denote 12C and 13C for simplicity.

Picarro’s solution enables emissions data to be taken rapidly at scale. Emissions reductions are easily quantified for individual pipe replacement projects, individual leak repairs as well as across a network. Large emitters, which frequently contribute disproportionately to emissions reduction goals, can be easily identified so they are remediated first as part of an informed and cost-effective emission reduction strategy.

Utilities worldwide are using Picarro’s Asset Management Solution to further improve the choices they make regarding capital pipe replacement projects informed by traditional risk models. The Picarro solution combines data analytics with a vehicle-based methane emissions data collection platform to assist with capital replacement decisions. This leads to significant O&M cost savings through avoided leak repair by prioritizing replacements of pipelines with high leak densities. When this data is combined with traditional risk (DIMP) models, such benefits are maximized.

Picarro’s leak management solution leverages the power of data analytics to prioritize leak indications by potential risk.