Portable Particle Spectrometer

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• Personal Author:
  Anderson, Kern E. ; Leith D ; Limbach CM ; Ndonga MT ; Volckens J ; Yalin A
• Description:
  Methods and systems for characterizing particles in an aerosol are disclosed. A system includes a collection container that utilizes the principles of elutriation to collect particles of selected aerodynamic diameter ranges within a measurement region. A particle detector is used to detect and characterize particles that have settled into the measurement region. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aerosols Occupational Health Particulate Matter Safety
• Keywords:
  Aerosol Sampling Analytical Instruments Particle Aerodynamics Particle Size Samplers Sampling Equipment
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Other
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; North Carolina ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-29
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20062786
• Citation:
  US Pat 9,482,620 2016 Nov; :1-29
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• Performing Organization:
  Colorado State University, Fort Collins
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20120701
• Source Full Name:
  United States Patent 9,482,620
• End Date:
  20150630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a921fa86aeefc11bb586196e8464a641ae5bac4b344031262e9872b81c56657a8fb97e277183b631d98f4348031a1786caf3309564b0d15bc328be3f18b38748
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225974/cdc_225974_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.06 MB ]