Evaluation of Open-Path FTIR Spectrometers for Monitoring Multiple Chemicals in Air

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 911-923

  Farhat, S K ^a   Todd, L A ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Calibration; Fourier Transform; Open PATH Ftir

Indexed keywords

CYCLOHEXANE; HEXANE;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; HUMAN; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AIR POLLUTION; CALIBRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOURIER ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033710975     PISSN: 1047322X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/104732200750051148     Document Type: Article

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