Aerosol sampling : science, standards, instrumentation and applications / James H. Vincent.
Material type: TextPublication details: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley ; Chichester : John Wiley [distributor], 2007.Description: 656 pISBN:- 9780470027257 (hbk.) :
- 9780470027257 (Cloth)
- 628.530287 VIN
- TP244.A3 V563 2007
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
A.Scientific framework for aerosol sampling -- 1.Introduction -- 2.Fluid and aerosol and mechanical background -- 3.Experimental methods in aerosol sampler studies -- 4.The nature of air flow near aerosol samplers -- 5.Aerosol aspiration in moving air -- 6.Aspiration in calm and slowing moving air -- 7.Interferences to aerosol sampling -- 8.Options for aerosol particle size selection after aspiration -- B.Standing for aerosols -- 9.Framework for aerosol sampling in working, living and ambient environments -- 10.Particle size-selective criteria for coarse aerosol fractions -- 11.Particle size-selective criteria for fine aerosol fractions -- 12.Health effects and limit values -- C.Aerosol sampling instrumentation -- 13.Historical milestones in practiceal aerosol sampling -- 14.Sampling for coarse aerosols in workplaces -- 15.Sampling for fine aerosol fractions in workplaces -- 16.Sampling in stacks and ducts -- 17.Sampling for aerosols in the ambient atmosphere -- 18.Sampling for the determination of particle size distribution -- 19.Sampling for bioaerosols -- 20.Direct-reading aerosol sampling instruments -- D.Aerosol sample applications and field studies -- 21.Pumps and paraphernalia --22.Field experience with aerosol samplers in workplaces -- 23.Field experience with aerosol samplers in the ambient atmosphere.
Vincent provides a comprehensive account of the important field of aerosol sampling as it is applied to the measurement of aerosols that are ubiquitous in occupational and living environments, both indoor and outdoor.