Aerosol Technology In Hazard Evaluation

ForewordPreface1. Introduction 1-1 The Nature of an Inhalation Hazard 1-2 Sampling Procedures References2. Properties of Aerosols 2-1 Particle Dynamics 2-2 Properties Affecting Aerosol Stability 2-3 Optical Properties References3. Particle Size and Size Distribution 3-1 The Geometric Diameters of Nonspherical Particles 3-2 Geometric Shape Factors 3-3 Aerodynamic Shape Factors 3-4 Particle Size Distributions References4. Measurement of Concentration 4-1 Filtration 4-2 Electrostatic Precipitation 4-3 Optical Methods 4-4 Piezoelectric Microbalance Methods 4-5 Measurement of Number Concentration References5. Sampling for Geometric Size Measurement 5-1 Thermal Precipitation 5-2 Electrostatic Precipitation 5-3 Membrane Filters References6. Measurement of Aerodynamic Diameter 6-1 Air Elutriation 6-2 Aerosol Centrifuges 6-3 Impaction Methods References7. Measurement of Other Diameters Related to Particulate Properties 7-1 Optical Methods of Size Measurement 7-2 Electrical Methods of Size Measurement 7-3 Diffusion Measurements 7-4 Surface Area Measurements 7-5 Measurement of Particulate Volume References8. Respirable Activity Samplers Introduction 8-1 Definitions of Respirable Activity 8-2 Operating Characteristics of Respirable Activity Samplers 8-3 Some Limitations of Respirable Activity Samplers References9. Special Problems 9-1 Production of Test Aerosols 9-2 Flow Measurement 9-3 Calibration of Flow Meters 9-4 Isokinetic Sampling ReferencesGlossaryAuthor IndexSubject Index