What Is an Oxygen Air Monitor?
There are many areas where a device that monitors oxygen levels is necessary, such as in fields of industry, mines and hospitals. You may also find that you need a monitor for personal use. There are many types of oxygen monitors designed for use in all these fields.
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Why Monitor Oxygen Levels?
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Measuring and monitoring oxygen levels, whether in the air, in chemicals, from industrial processes or, even, in our own bodies, can often be a matter of health, safety and life itself.
Oxygen Air Monitor
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An individual, lightweight monitor, called an oxygen air monitor, measures oxygen levels and hazardous gas concentrations. Worn on a lapel or belt or in a shirt pocket, it monitors worker exposure in industries that include: mining, chemical, petrochemical, steel, construction, transport and agriculture; one company that makes these monitors is Dräger Safety Inc.
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Monitoring Systems
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There are also larger oxygen- and gas-monitoring systems that continuously monitor industrial storage areas, freezers, confined spaces and other places where low oxygen is hazardous to personnel. Dissolved oxygen monitors, which monitor oxygen levels in steam and water circuits, and combined carbon monoxide and oxygen monitors are also oxygen-monitoring systems.
Blood Oxygen Monitor
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A blood oxygen monitor, or pulse oximeter, is a device that measures your own blood oxygen levels (oximetry) and is used in hospitals for heart patients, in the ICU and the ER. Portable, battery-operated models, available for home use, are also used to monitor pilots in unpressurized aircraft.
Biological Oxygen Monitor
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This device helps researchers monitor oxygen consumption via respiration, oxidative activity and cellular metabolism. It is used in biochemical, pathology, pharmacology and toxicology research and to study living organisms, such as yeasts, molds, bacteria and cells.
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