| Document ID (ISN) | 103688 |
| CIS number |
04-719 |
| Year |
2001 |
| Convention or series no. |
NTP 608-2001
|
| Author(s) |
Hernández Calleja A. |
| Title |
Biological agents: Developing a sampling plan |
| Original title |
Agentes biológicos: planificación de la medición [in Spanish] |
| Bibliographic information |
Instituto Nacional de Seguridad e Higiene en el Trabajo, Ediciones y Publicaciones, c/Torrelaguna 73, 28027 Madrid, Spain, 2001. 10p. 14 ref. |
| Internet access |
http://internet.mtas.es/Insht/ntp/ntp_608.htm [in Spanish]
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| Abstract |
This information note provides guidance on how to plan the sampling of biological agents for the purposes of evaluating the exposure of workers. Contents: general aspects of the approach; questions to raise during the monitoring of biological agents (purpose of the measurement, location of frequency of the sampling, selection of the sampling equipment, number of samples to be collected); volume and duration of the sampling; rules for the determination of airborne microorganisms and endotoxins as specified in the standard UNE EN 13098. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Spain; microorganisms; biological hazards; exposure evaluation; aerosols |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
bacterial toxins; taking of samples; microscopic determination; data sheet; determination in air; description of technique; comment on standard; sampling and analysis |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Country / State or Province | Spain |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Biological hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Biological hazards
Exposure evaluation
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