Theoretical and practical comparison of the potassium iodide tracer method (KI-discus) for assessing the containment efficiency of fume cupboards with the gas tracer method described in BS 7258: 1994: Part 4

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 257-267

  Nicholson, Graham P ^a,b   Clark, Raymond P ^a   De Calcina Goff, Mervyn L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Containment; Contamination control; Fume cupboard; Gas tracer; KI discus

Indexed keywords

CONTAINMENT VESSELS; FUME CONTROL; GASES; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; STANDARDIZATION; TRACE ELEMENTS;

CONTAINMENT EFFICIENCY; CONTAMINATION CONTROL; FUME CUPBOARDS; GAS TRACER METHOD; POTASSIUM IODIDE TRACER METHOD;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

NITROGEN; POTASSIUM IODIDE; TRACER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT; FUME; MATERIALS TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SAMPLING; STANDARDIZATION; TECHNIQUE; THEORY;

EID: 0033049240     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4878(99)00025-3     Document Type: Article

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