Accurate calibration of mercury vapour indicators for occupational exposure measurements using a dynamic mercury vapour generator

Instrumentation Science and Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 611-622

  Brown, Richard J C ^a   Brown, Andrew S ^a   Corns, Warren T ^b   Stockwell, Peter B ^b  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b PS Analytical   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bell jar; Calibration; Mercury vapour; Occupational exposure; Traceability; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

BELLS; CALIBRATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MERCURY (METAL); UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ACCURATE; ACCURATE CALIBRATIONS; CALIBRATION APPARATUSES; CALIBRATION PROCEDURES; GREAT-ER; MASS CONCENTRATIONS; MEASUREMENT RESULTS; MERCURY VAPOUR; MERCURY VAPOURS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURES; TRACE ABILITIES; TRACEABILITY; UNCERTAINTY;

GAS DISCHARGE TUBES;

EID: 54949116189     PISSN: 10739149     EISSN: 15256030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10739140802448309     Document Type: Article

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