Comparison of the DiSCmini aerosol monitor to a handheld condensation particle counter and a scanning mobility particle sizer for submicrometer sodium chloride and metal aerosols

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• Personal Author:
  Mills JB ; Park JH ; Peters TM
• Description:
  For an accurate assessment of worker exposure to hazardous dusts and aerosols on the job, area measurements of particle size and concentration are not always enough. Personal air monitoring is necessary: samples taken near the nose and mouth during work tasks. Until recently, researchers had few options for real-time personal air monitoring of very fine particles. The new DiSCmini aerosol monitor promises to change this. Researchers evaluated the DiSCmini's ability to measure the concentration and mean diameter of submicrometer aerosols, comparing the DiSCmini's measurements with those of the Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer or SMPS (normally used for area monitoring) and Condensation Particle Counter or CPC (which measures the concentration of particles but not their size). [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aerosols Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution Chlorine Construction Industry Dust Environmental Monitoring Metals Occupational Health Particulate Matter Safety Welding Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Aerosol Particles Air Monitoring Air Quality Measurement Air Quality Monitoring Air Sampling Analytical Processes Chlorides Construction Construction Industry Construction Workers Exposure Assessment Fumes Measurement Equipment Metal Compounds Metal Fumes Metallic Compounds Monitors Nanotechnology Particle Counters Particulate Dust Particulates Sampling Equipment Sodium Compounds Work Environment Worker Health

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• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement ; Grant
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; Maryland ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20046753
• Citation:
  Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2014 Jan; :1
• Email:
  thomas-m-peters@uiowa.edu
• CAS Registry Number:
  Sodium chloride (CAS RN 7647-14-5)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20090901
• Source Full Name:
  Comparison of the DiSCmini aerosol monitor to a handheld condensation particle counter and a scanning mobility particle sizer for submicrometer sodium chloride and metal aerosols
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/202085/cdc_202085_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 43.70 KB ]