Direct-Reading Methods for Workplace Air Monitoring

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• Personal Author:
  Coffey, Christopher C. ; Pearce, Terri A.
• Description:
  Direct-reading methods (DRMs) are valuable tools for detecting and measuring worker exposure to inhalation hazards. A DRM can be either a device or instrument capable of measuring gases and vapors and aerosols such as dusts, fumes, and mists without manipulation of the sample by the user or sending the sample to an offsite laboratory. Devices are those DRMs that are simple, single point in time measurement of exposure. Instruments are DRMs that contain a sampling system, signal-processing electronics, a display system, and a detector. This manuscript will describe the DRMs which may be used to evaluate worker exposure to gases, vapors, and aerosols. The manuscript will also discuss factors to consider when selecting a DRM and recent developments and events related to DRMs. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aerosols Air Pollutants, Occupational Dust Environmental Monitoring Inhalation Exposure Irritants Occupational Health Particulate Matter Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Solvents Volatilization

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• Keywords:
  Aerosol-particles Air-monitoring Air-quality-control Air-quality-monitoring Air-sampling-equipment Airborne-dusts Airborne-particles Detectors Dust-inhalation Dust-particles Exposure-assessment Fumes Gas-detectors Gases Inhalants Inhalation-studies Particle-counters Particulate-dust Particulate-sampling-methods Pulmonary-system-disorders Respirable-dust Respiratory-irritants Respiratory-system-disorders Sampling-equipment Sampling-methods Vapor-detectors Vapors

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• ISSN:
  1871-5532
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  10-21
• Volume:
  17
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20036974
• Citation:
  J Chem Health Saf 2010 May-Jun; 17(3):10-21
• Contact Point Address:
  Christopher C. Coffey, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1095 Willowdale Rd., MS-2703, Morgantown, WV 26505
• Email:
  CCoffey@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• NORA Priority Area:
  Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Chemical Health and Safety
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/188165/cdc_188165_DS1.pdf
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