Development of SRMs 295x and 296x, Respirable Crystalline Silica on Filter

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• Personal Author:
  Butler TA ; Fassett JD ; Key-Schwartz, Rosa J. ; MacDonald BS ; Rains TC ; Ramsey D ; Yu LL
• Description:
  Standard Reference Material (SRM) series 2951 to 2958 (5 micrograms to 1000 micrograms) Respirable Alpha Quartz on Filter and SRM series 2961 to 2967 (5 micrograms to 1000 mircograms) Respirable Cristobalite on Filter were prepared gravimetrically by depositing SRM 1878a Respirable Alpha Quartz and SRM 1879a Respirable Cristobalite on filters, respectively. These new SRMs are developed to assure the quality of respirable crystalline silica measurements using x-ray diffraction and infrared spectrometry around the regulatory limits that are enforced by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The mass of silica determined by highly sensitive, but non-polymorph-specific, inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) was successfully used to calculate the mass of polymorph-specific crystalline silica on filter after all sources of Si on the new SRMs were carefully analyzed. The certified values of alpha quartz in SRMs 2951 to 2958 and cristobalite in SRMs 2961 to 2967, respectively, were established from the gravimetric preparation values and the spectrometric measurement values. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Chemistry Chemistry, Analytic Dust Occupational Health Quartz Safety Silicon Dioxide Spectrum Analysis
• Keywords:
  Alpha-particles Analytical-chemistry Analytical-processes Filters Quartz-dust Respirable-dust Silica-dusts Spectrographic-analysis Standards
• ISSN:
  1546-962X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; South Carolina
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  2
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20028915
• Citation:
  J ASTM Int 2005 May; 2(5):JAI12239
• CAS Registry Number:
  Cristobalite (CAS RN 14464-46-1) ; Quartz (SiO2) (CAS RN 14808-60-7) ; Silica (CAS RN 7631-86-9)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• NORA Priority Area:
  Research Tools and Approaches: Exposure Assessment Methods
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of ASTM International
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/190007/cdc_190007_DS1.pdf
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