Uncertainty determination for nondestructive chemical analytical methods using field data and application to XRF analysis for lead

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 931-942

  Bartley, David L ^a   Slaven, James E ^a   Rose, Mike C ^b   Andrew, Michael E ^a   Harper, Martin ^a  

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

^b Occupational Safety and Health Administration   (United States)

Author keywords

Air sampling; Lead; Uncertainty; X ray fluorescence

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; METALLURGY; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTROMETRY;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; LEAD; METALLURGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUES;

EID: 35748962675     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620701712712     Document Type: Article

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