Producing samples for the organization of proficiency tests. study of the homogeneity of replicas produced from two atmosphere generation systems

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 659-670

  Freville, Laurence ^a   Moulut, Jean Claude ^a   Grzebyk, Michel ^a   Kauffer, Edmond ^a  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE ET DE SÉCURITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

asbestos; atmosphere generation; replicas; silica; variability

Indexed keywords

AIR SAMPLERS; ATMOSPHERE GENERATION; COEFFICIENT OF DISPERSION; COEFFICIENTS OF VARIATIONS; CRYSTALLINE SILICA; DUST SAMPLING; GENERATION SYSTEMS; HIGH DENSITY; MULTIPURPOSE SYSTEMS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROFICIENCY TESTS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPLICAS; SILICA DUST; SILICA PARTICLES; VARIABILITY;

ASBESTOS; DISPERSIONS; DUST; FIBERS; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; SAMPLING;

SILICA;

ASBESTOS; MINERAL FIBER; SILICON DIOXIDE;

AEROSOL; AIR; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMISTRY; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FILTRATION; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; STANDARD; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY;

AEROSOLS; AIR MOVEMENTS; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASBESTOS; ATMOSPHERE; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FILTRATION; HUMANS; LABORATORY PROFICIENCY TESTING; MINERAL FIBERS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SILICON DIOXIDE;

EID: 77955871540     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meq031     Document Type: Article

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