General Considerations for Sampling Airborne Contaminants

By Mccammon, Charles S., Ph. D.

Book Id: WPLBN0000139472
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Title:	General Considerations for Sampling Airborne Contaminants
Author:	Mccammon, Charles S., Ph. D.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Medical research, Medical reports
Collections:	Medical Library Collection
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Publisher:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Citation APA MLA Chicago Mccammon, Ph. D, C. S. (n.d.). General Considerations for Sampling Airborne Contaminants. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Excerpt
CHOOSING MEASUREMENT METHODS AND SAMPLING MEDIAL: Proper advance planning minimizes sampling and measurement costs and labor and contributes to a smooth, successful survey. Many things must be considered before collecting field samples [1].

Table of Contents
Contents: Page 1. Choosing Measurement Methods and Sampling Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 2. Figuring Sampling Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 a. Sampling for Gases and Vapors Using Solid Sorbents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 b. Pushing a Method to the Limit, Limit of Quantitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 c. Sampling for Dusts Using a Membrane Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 3. Bulk Samples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 a. Bulk Air Samples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 b. Bulk Liquids and Solids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 4. Blanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 5. Direct-Reading Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 6. Sampling Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 7. Sampling and Calibration Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 a. Calibration of Personal Sampling Pumps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 b. Sampling Instructions for Solid Sorbent Tube Sampler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 c. Sampling Instructions for Filter Sampler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 d. Sampling Instructions for Filter + Cyclone Sampler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 e. Jarless Method of Calibration of Cyclone Assemblies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 8. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34