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Document ID (ISN)34783
CIS number 81-106
ISSN - Serial title 0003-4878 - Annals of Occupational Hygiene
Year 1980
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Keech D.J., West N.G.
Title The determination of arsine in workplace air by x-ray fluorescence spectrometry.
Bibliographic information 1980, Vol.23, No.3, p.273-282. Illus. 14 ref.
Abstract A personal sampling method is presented: the gas is trapped on silver-nitrate-impregnated filter paper, then analysed for arsenic by x-ray fluorescence. The method can be used for routine monitoring of workers' exposure down to one-tenth of the TLV (TLV=0.05ppm) on a 15l sample. It is simple, safe, and non destructive, and with automatic equipment a large number of samples can be analysed rapidly.
Descriptors (primary) personal sampling; determination in air; arsine
Descriptors (secondary) description of technique
Document type D - Periodical articles
Subject(s) Toxic and dangerous substances
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Arsenic and compounds
Inorganic substances