Equivalency of PDM3700 and PDM3600 Dust Monitors

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• Personal Author:
  Cauda, Emanuele G. ; Colinet, Jay F. ; Mischler, Steven E. ; Rubinstein EN ; Tuchman, Donald P. ; Cauda, Emanuele G. ; Colinet, Jay F. ; Mischler, Steven E. ; Rubinstein EN ; Tuchman, Donald P.
• Description:
  The PDM3600 and PDM3700 are two closely related person-wearable dust monitors manufactured by Thermo Fisher Scientific. Both are based on tapered element oscillating microbalance technology and provide nearly real-time, mass-based readings of respirable dust concentrations. From a monitoring perspective, the primary difference between the models is the PDM3600 has an integrated cap lamp with attached inlet, while the PDM3700 has no cap lamp and a revised inlet attaches to the worker's lapel. Using coals of varied origin and employing a wide range of concentrations, side-by-side measurements from these instruments were collected under controlled laboratory conditions and then compared. By use of ordinary least squares and weighted least squares regression methods, followed by mixed model analysis, results suggest there is no statistically significant or practical difference in instrument performance. The two monitors are equivalent for the field dust concentration measurements for which they were designed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Dust Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Personal Dust Monitor Coal Dust Coal Mine Dust Sampling Dust Measurement Dust Sampling Monitoring Systems Respirable Dust Wearable Technologies
• Series:
  Mining Publications   ; Mining Publications  
• ISSN:
  2524-3462
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PMRD - Pittsburgh Mining Research Division ; PMRD - Pittsburgh Mining Research Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Volume:
  41
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20069358
• Citation:
  Min Metall Explor 2024 Apr; 41(2):719-725
• Contact Point Address:
  Steven E. Mischler, Pittsburgh Mining Research Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 626 Cochrans Mill Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15236
• Email:
  SMischler@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2024
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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