Evaluation of a standardized micro-vacuum sampling method for collection of surface dust

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 215-223

  Ashley, Kevin ^a   Applegate, Gregory T ^a,b   Wise, Tamara J ^a   Fernback, Joseph E ^a   Goldcamp, Michael J ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b WILMINGTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dust; Gravimetric analysis; Reference materials; Substrates; Surfaces; Vacuum sampling

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE; GLASS; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; LEAD; METAL; STEEL; TRACE ELEMENT; VINYL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DUST; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRAVIMETRY; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; MASS; MATERIAL STATE; MATERIALS; MICROVACUUM SAMPLING; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; STANDARD; STANDARDIZATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; URBAN AREA; VACUUM; WOOD; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; VACUUM;

EID: 33846426072     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620601177461     Document Type: Article

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