2021-09-07

This document has been prepared to help familiarize CCQTA members with some of the safety hazards associated with pyrophoric iron and draw attention to the potential for data misinterpretation when analyzing samples containing iron.

This document is not intended to be authoritative on to the safety hazards of pyrophoric iron. There are other publications better suited to address field/plant safety issues of pyrophoric iron in various environments. Readers are directed to read their internally published guidelines on the matter.

This document seeks to draw attention to the mechanism of pyrophoric iron formation, its subsequent reactions, and the impact this may have on analytical testing and data interpretation.