| Document ID (ISN) | 67923 |
| CIS number |
96-2158 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0003-4878 - Annals of Occupational Hygiene |
| Year |
1994 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Marley K.A. |
| Title |
Field performance of a new design of a total inhalable dust sampling head |
| Bibliographic information |
Dec. 1994, Vol.38, No.6, p.895-902. Illus. 11 ref. |
| Abstract |
The performance of an open-faced, total inhalable dust, sampling head incorporating a 13mm dia. filter was compared with the 25mm dia. seven-hole sampling head recommended by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for total inhalable dust sampling. Side-by-side static measurements were carried out in a pharmaceutical factory using six sampling heads of each design. The results did not show a significant difference between the performance of the two designs when used as static samplers at low ambient air velocities. The 13mm dia. total inhalable dust sampling head has some practical advantages over the larger 25mm dia. seven-hole sampling head both in use and in worker acceptability. However, further studies are necessary to validate its performance as an inhalable dust sampler. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
airborne dust; respirable dust; pharmaceutical industry; sampling and analysis; sampling instruments |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
description of equipment; comparative study; airflow measurement; centrifugal sampling |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Dust, aerosols and related diseases
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Pharmaceutical industry
|
