Performance of sulfur dioxide passive monitors.

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• Personal Author:
  Cassinelli, Mary E. ; Cuendet PA ; Hull, R. DeLon
• Description:
  Sulfur-dioxide (7446095) passive monitors were tested in the laboratory and under field conditions. Sampling rate and capacity, stability during exposure and storage, performance, accuracy, and precision were evaluated. The monitors tested were the DuPont air monitoring badges, the 3M sulfur-dioxide monitor, Mine Safety Appliances (MSA) Vapogard dosimeter tubes, Reiszner Environmental and Analytical Laboratories (REAL) badges and the REAL badges with water. A field sampler chamber was constructed. Monitors were exposed to sulfur-dioxide concentrations of 10 parts per million (ppm) for 0.125, 0.25, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 4.0, 6.0, 8.0, 10.0, and 12.0 hours. All monitors except the 3M exhibited high uptake rates for exposure times of less than 30 minutes. All monitors had a precision within 10 percent, except the MSA. Field data was consistent with laboratory data. Only the REAL badges with water monitor were good for storage of both ambient and refrigerated samples. All monitors except the MSA were stable during exposure. The DuPont badges performed well for all factors tested. The MSA dosimeter tubes did not perform satisfactorily for most of the factors tested. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Chemistry Clinical Laboratory Techniques Dust Environmental Monitoring Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Air-monitoring Air-sampling Analytical-instruments Analytical-models Chemical-composition Clinical-chemistry Dust-exposure Exposure-levels Exposure-limits Monitoring-systems Monitors NIOSH-Author

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• ISSN:
  0002-8894
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DPSE - Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  46
• Issue:
  10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00132358
• Citation:
  Am Ind Hyg Assoc J 1985 Oct; 46(10):599-608
• Contact Point Address:
  Mary Ellen Cassinelli, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226
• CAS Registry Number:
  Sulfur dioxide (CAS RN 7446-09-5)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1986
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:33f0e9e5c3819d0267d6422ed1c746d9831f5105522c67ab6923bd46e5b2d5a9847c82921ba29e23050178a883be3733a9e4b171f962f7a0dabe445f4a8b1bfe
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