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Document ID (ISN)38452
CIS number 82-1617
ISBN(s) 0-85186-860-6
Year 1980
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Moreton J., Falla N.A.R.
Title Analysis of airborne pollutants in working atmospheres: The welding and surface coatings industries
Bibliographic information Analytical Sciences Monographs No.7, The Chemical Society, Burlington House, London W1V 0BN, United Kingdom, 1980. 184p. Illus. 295 ref. Price: £15.00.
Abstract This book introduces U.K. regulations governing airborne pollutants, maximum recommended concentrations of airborne pollutants, a systematic approach to airborne pollution monitoring, and contains two parts dealing with welding and surface coating. Chapters cover: airborne pollutants in welding; sampling of welding workshop atmospheres; analysis of welding fumes and pollutant gases; origin of airborne pollutants in the surface coatings industry; collection and analysis of gasesous and particulate atmospheric pollutants; future developments in sampling and analysis.
Descriptors (primary) paint and varnish industry; harmful substances; welding and cutting; sampling and analysis; determination in air; painting
Descriptors (secondary) shielded-arc welding; chromatography; manual arc welding; gravimetric sampling; personal sampling; spectrophotometric colorimetry; United Kingdom; paint mist; organic solvents; welding fumes; manuals; legislation; air sampling; dust analysis; atomic absorption spectrometry; threshold limit values
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Subject(s) Toxic and dangerous substances
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Chemical industry
Surface treatment
Welding and cutting