Aerosol Measurement (eBook)

PRAMOD KULKARNI DSc, is a Physical Scientist, Senior Service Fellow, at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Environmental Engineering and Science Program at the University of Cincinnati. The late PAUL A. BARON PhD, was a Physical Scientist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. KLAUS WILLEKE PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Environmental Health at the University of Cincinnati.

Chapter 1. Introduction to Aerosol Characterization.

Chapter 2. Fundamentals of Aerosol Transport.

Chapter 3. Physical and Chemical Processes in Aerosol Systems.

Chapter 4. Size Distribution Characteristics of Aerosols.

Chapter 5. An Approach to Performing Aerosol Measurements,

Chapter 6. Aerosol Transport in Sampling Lines and Inlets.

Chapter 7. Sampling and Analysis Using Filters.

Chapter 8. Sampling and Measurement Using Inertial, Gravitational, Centrifugal, and Thermal Techniques.

Chapter 9. Methods for Chemical Analysis of Atmospheric Aerosols.

Chapter 10. Microscopy and Microanalysis of Individual Collected Particles.

Chapter 11. Real Time Particle Analysis by Mass Spectrometry.

Chapter 12. Semi-Continuous Mass Measurement.

Chapter 13. Optical Measurement Techniques: Fundamentals and Applications.

Chapter 14. Real-Time Techniques for Aerodynamic Size Measurement.

Chapter 15. Electrical Techniques.

Chapter 16. Instruments and Samplers Based on Diffusional Separation.

Chapter 17. Condensation Particle Counters.

Chapter 18. Instruments Based on Electrical Detection of Aerosols.

Chapter 19. Electrodynamic Levitation of Particles.

Chapter 20. Fundamentals of CONE-JET Electrospreay.

Chapter 21. Calibration of Aerosol Instruments.

Chapter 22. Size Distribution Data Analysis and Presentation.

Chapter 23. Nonspherical Particle Measurments: Shape Factor, Fractals, and Fibers.

Chapter 24. Biological Particle Sampling.

Chapter 25. Workplace Aerosol Measurement.

Chapter 26. Ambient Aerosol Sampling.

Chapter 27. Indoor Aerosol Exposure Assessment.

Chapter 28. Radioactive Aerosols.

Chapter 29. Measurement of Cloud and Aerosol Particles from Aircraft.

Chapter 30. Satellite Based Measurement of Atmospheric Aerosols.

Chapter 31. Atmospheric New Particle Formation: Physical and Chemical Measurements.

Chapter 32. Electrical Classification and Condensations Detection of Sub-3 NM Aerosols.

Chapter 33. High-Temperature Aerosols: Measurement and Deposition of Nanoparticle Films.

Chpater 34. Characterization and Measurement of Atmospheric Large Particles (PM>10 MM).

Chapter 35. Manufacturing of Materials by Aerosol Processes.

Chapter 36. Aerosol Measurements in Cleanrooms.

Chapter 37. Sampling Techniques in Inhalation Toxicology.

Chapter 38. Factors Governing Pulmonary Response to Inhaled Particulate Matter.

Chapter 39. Measurement of Pharmaceutical and Diagnostic Inhalation Aerosols.

Appendix A: Glossary of Terms.

Appendix B: Conversion Factors.

Appendix C: Commonly Used Constants.

Appendix D: Some Properties of Air and Water.

Appendix E: Key Dimensionaless Numbers.

Appendix F: Properties of Particles.

Appendix G: Geometric Formulas.

Appendix H: Bulk Density of Some Common Aerosol Materials.

Appendix I: List of Manufacturers and Suppliers.

"Specialists provide a comprehensive reference on instrumentation and methods for measuring aerosol." (Book News, 1 August 2011)