A transportable, remote sensing, infrared air-monitoring system

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• Personal Author:
  D'Arcy JB ; Herget WF ; Levine SP ; Pritchett T ; Spear R ; Xiao HK
• Description:
  A small, transportable remote sensing, infrared air monitoring system (ROSE-FTIR) was developed for use in the workplace. A least squares fit method was presented that was designed to overcome the problem of background spectra contaminated by nonanalytes. The emphasis in this system is on simplicity and sensitivity for use over path lengths of up to 40 meters. A method was developed to overcome the effect of nonanalyte species present in the background spectrum on the quantitation of analytes in the sample spectrum. Results demonstrated that the instrument response was proportional to the beam path length under homogeneous concentration conditions. The results indicated that the ROSE-FTIR method is appropriate for the direct quantification of multicomponent mixtures of airborne gases and vapors at the parts per million concentration level. The application of software capable of qualitative analysis was also demonstrated. Studies were underway to assess the usefulness of the method for exposure assessment applications. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Chemistry Chemistry, Analytic Environmental Monitoring Environmental Pollution Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Air-quality-measurement Air-quality-monitoring Analytical-chemistry Analytical-methods Environmental-contamination Grants-other Hemical-analysis Monitoring-systems NIOSH-Grant NIOSH-Publication
• ISSN:
  0002-8894
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  449-457
• Volume:
  52
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00204997
• Citation:
  Am Ind Hyg Assoc J 1991 Nov; 52(11):449-457
• Contact Point Address:
  Environmental & Indust Health University of Michigan 1420 Washington Heights Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1992
• NORA Priority Area:
  Other Occupational Concerns ; Grants Other
• Performing Organization:
  University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, Michigan
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19890901
• Source Full Name:
  American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal
• End Date:
  19990929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8c054be6c2f423c21689b14bebdfb589d3b934122f57198be45c9708a6032e62d9237e5bf27fc5723b6508383d1c11348c6dfa5fc3b148c601df550a91a1a48c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/204062/cdc_204062_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 1003.32 KB ]