Development of a new personal exposure measurement system considering pulmonary ventilation.

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• Personal Author:
  Baba Y ; Higashi T ; Sakurai H ; Satoh T
• Description:
  A new personal monitoring system for simultaneously measuring airborne dust concentrations and pulmonary ventilation was described. The system consisted of sensors to measure heart rate, ambient dust concentration, body and ambient temperature, and acceleration, which was used as a measure of work related physical activity. The heart rate sensor was a modified electrocardiographic electrode. The dust sensor was a mini real time air monitor that measured mass concentrations by a light scattering detector. The sensors were connected to a data logger that collected the data and inputted it onto computer cards. The computer cards were read into a personal computer that recorded the data on floppy disks. Real time pulmonary ventilation volumes were computed from average heart rates every 30 seconds using a formula that included the time rate of change of heart rate, age, height, and weight. The monitor was evaluated using 34 healthy males, 17 to 62 years old, exercising on a treadmill at 0, 20, 40, 60, 80, and 100% of capacity. Pulmonary ventilation volumes measured by the monitor were compared with those measured by an independent method. The overall error between the ventilation volumes measured by the monitor and those obtained independently was less than 20%. For 25 subjects the difference at each exercise level was less than 10%. The authors conclude that the new monitor can measure pulmonary ventilation volumes more accurately than with other techniques. The electrodes used for measuring heart rate restrict movements slightly, however this can be corrected.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Fetus Occupational Health Pregnancy Safety Spermatogenesis Urogenital Diseases Urogenital System
• Keywords:
  Computers Dust Samplers Equipment Design Equipment Reliability Heart Rate Industrial Hygiene Laboratory Testing Physical Exercise Pulmonary Function
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Conference/Symposia Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1188-1192
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00198765
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the VIIth International Pneumoconioses Conference, August 23-26, 1988, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 90-108, 1990 Nov; (Part II):1188-1192
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1991
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Part Number:
  II
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of the VIIth International Pneumoconioses Conference, August 23-26, 1988, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/180640/cdc_180640_DS1.pdf
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