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Gas analysis could refer to any of the following:

  • Blood gas analysis: a method that measures arterial oxygen tension, carbon dioxide tension, and other aspects of a blood sample
  • Breath gas analysis: a non-invasive method that measures volatile organic compounds present in the exhaled breath
  • Dissolved gas analysis: a method that measures dissolved gases in insulating fluids
  • Evolved gas analysis: a method that measures the gas evolved from a heated sample that undergoes decomposition or desorption
  • Gas analysis of blended gases in diving cylinders
  • Trace gas analysis as an application of mass spectrometry

Gas analyzer (or analyser) can refer to a number of devices, including: