Abstract
This chapter describes a personal aerosol sampler with size fractionation and time resolution that gives samples for elemental analysis. An impaction stage collects coarse particles and a filtration stage collects finer ones. Sampling in consecutive time intervals is performed on different impaction and filtration surfaces. These sampling surfaces corresponding, for example, to 15-min intervals, may be analyzed with particle-induced X-ray emission analysis (PIXE) for fast, low-cost determination of most of the elements of hygienic interest that are present in aerosols in concentrations far below their current threshold limit values (TLV). The sampler is intended to be used for aerosol measurements in work environments to obtain detailed information on exposures.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Aerosols in the Mining and Industrial Work Environment |
| Editors | VA Marple, Benjamin Y H Liu |
| Publisher | Ann Arbor Publishers |
| Pages | 907-917 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - 1982 |
Publication series
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| Volume | 3 |
Bibliographical note
The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015.The record was previously connected to the following departments: Nuclear Physics (Faculty of Technology) (011013007), Ergonomics and Aerosol Technology (011025002)
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics
- Subatomic Physics
Free keywords
- aerosol
- personal sampler