Document ID (ISN) | 63426 |
CIS number |
94-2040 |
ISBN(s) |
0-7176-0676-7 |
Year |
1994 |
Convention or series no. |
MDHS 10/2
|
Author(s) |
Health and Safety Executive, Occupational Medicine and Hygiene Laboratory |
Title |
Cadmium and inorganic compounds of cadmium in air |
Bibliographic information |
HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury CO10 6FS, Suffolk, United Kingdom, June 1994. 12p. 22 ref. Price: GBP 3.00. |
Abstract |
This method for the determination of cadmium and inorganic compounds of cadmium in air updates and replaces MDHS 10 (see CIS 81-1958). The method is suitable for sampling over periods in the range 15min to 8h. Principle: a measured volume of air is drawn through a filter mounted in an inhalable or respirable dust sampler, the filter and collected sample are treated with nitric acid and the resultant solution is analyzed in an atomic absorption spectrometer. Detection limits correspond to cadmium in air concentrations of 1.2µg/m3 and 4µg/m3 for flame atomic absorption spectrometry and 0.024µg/m3 and 0.08µg/m3 for electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry. |
Descriptors (primary) |
cadmium and compounds; determination in air; sampling and analysis |
Descriptors (secondary) |
description of equipment; atomic absorption spectrometry; data sheet; description of technique; cadmium |
Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
Browse category(ies) |
Cadmium and compounds Inorganic substances
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