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Appendix 6 - Medical Air Standards
HTM02-01
Medical & Surgical Air Dental Air Synthetic Air
Oil ≤ 0.1 mg/m
3
≤ 0.1 mg/m
3
Water ≤ 67 vpm (≤ 0.05 mg/L,
50mg/m
3
, atmospheric
dewpoint -46°C)
≤ 1020 vpm (≤ 0.78 mg/L,
780mg/m
3
, atmospheric
dewpoint -20°C)
≤ 67 vpm (≤ 0.05 mg/L,
50mg/m
3
, atmospheric
dewpoint -46°C)
Carbon
Monoxide ≤ 5 mg/m
3
≤ 5 PPM v/v ≤ 5 mg/m
3
≤ 5 PPM v/v
Carbon
Dioxide ≤ 900 mg/m
3
≤ 500 PPM
v/v
≤ 900 mg/m
3
≤ 500 PPM v/v
Carbon
Monoxide ≤ 5 PPM ≤ 10 PPM
NO and
NO
2
≤ 2 PPM v/v ≤ 2 PPM v/v
SO
2
≤ 1 PPM v/v ≤ 1 PPM v/v
Polytest
(Optional) No discoloration No discoloration No discoloration
Odour None 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.
European Pharmacopoeia 5.0
Air, Medicinal N
2
O CO
2
N
2
Oxygen 20.4% v/v to 21.4% v/v
Oil ≤ 0.1 mg/m
3
Water ≤ 67 vpm (≤ 0.05 mg/L,
50mg/m
3
, atmospheric
dewpoint -46°C)
≤ 60 vpm (≤ 0.45
mg/m
3
)
≤ 60 vpm (≤ 0.45
mg/m
3
)
≤ 60 vpm (≤ 0.45
mg/m
3
)
Carbon
Monoxide ≤ 5 PPM v/v ≤ 5 PPM v/v ≤ 5 PPM v/v
Carbon
Dioxide ≤ 500 PPM v/v ≤ 300 PPM v/v ≤ 300 PPM v/v
Carbon
Monoxide ≤ 5 PPM v/v ≤ 5 PPM v/v ≤ 5 PPM v/v
NO and
NO
2
≤ 2 PPM v/v ≤ 2 PPM v/v ≤ 2 PPM v/v
SO
2
≤ 1 PPM v/v ≤ 2 PPM v/v
H
2
S ≤ 1 PPM v/v
Odour None