Performance study of personal inhalable aerosol samplers at ultra-low wind speeds

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 207-220

  Sleeth, Darrah K ^a   Vincent, James H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Dust sampling conventions; Inhalable dust; Low wind speed; Personal samplers; Wind tunnel

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL SAMPLER; AIR CHAMBERS; CONTROLLED LABORATORIES; DUST SAMPLING CONVENTIONS; EXPERIMENTAL SETUP; INHALABLE AEROSOL FRACTION; INHALABLE DUST; INHALABLE FRACTIONS; INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINES; LOW WIND SPEED; PERFORMANCE STUDY; PERSONAL SAMPLERS; SAMPLING EFFICIENCY; ULTRA-LOW SPEED; WIND SPEED;

AEROSOLS; WIND EFFECTS; WIND TUNNELS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; AIR; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXPOSURE; FILTRATION; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; NEBULIZER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; STANDARD; WIND; WORKPLACE;

AEROSOLS; AIR MOVEMENTS; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FILTRATION; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MANIKINS; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; SPECIMEN HANDLING; WIND; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84857325605     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mer089     Document Type: Article

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