Field evaluation of a transportable open-path FTIR spectrometer for real-time air monitoring

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 131-143

  Ross, K R ^a   Todd, L A ^b  

^a U S COAST GUARD   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

Author keywords

FTIR Spectroscopy; Instrument Performance; Real Time

Indexed keywords

AIR MONITORING; ARTICLE; FOURIER ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; INFRARED SPECTROMETRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; WORKROOM AIR;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CALIBRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, INFRARED; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0036164030     PISSN: 1047322X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/104732202317201375     Document Type: Article

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