| Document ID (ISN) | 48919 |
| CIS number |
88-264 |
| Year |
1986 |
| Convention or series no. |
|
| Title |
Direct reading instruments for airborne contaminants in the work environment |
| Bibliographic information |
Office of Occupational Health, World Health Organization, 1211 Genève 27, Switzerland, 1986. 93p. Bibl. |
| Abstract |
This draft document results from an expert meeting at the WHO and subsequent consultations. It is in limited circulation; an official version will be published later. Direct-reading instruments are those that perform qualitative and quantitative analysis for a specific chemical, group of chemicals or particles and whose result is directly indicated on a meter, recorder or other display medium associated with the sampling and sensor portions of the measuring system. The report covers: the strategy for occupational hygiene evaluations, guidelines for the selection and use of direct-reading instruments and descriptions of selected direct-reading instruments. Types of airborne contaminants, participants in the expert meeting, WHO Collaborating Centres for Occupational Health, examples of hidden hazards, some calibration procedures and manufacturers of direct-reading instruments in different countries are listed in appendices. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
harmful substances; atmospheric pollution; continuous monitoring; determination in air; air sampling |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
description of equipment; report; description of technique; sampling and analysis; WHO |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Environmental pollution
Air pollution
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