USE OF A SEDIMENTATION METHOD FOR DETERMINING RESPIRABLE MASS FRACTION IN A BULK DUST SAMPLE

Authors
REIST P CREED D
Citation
P. Reist et D. Creed, USE OF A SEDIMENTATION METHOD FOR DETERMINING RESPIRABLE MASS FRACTION IN A BULK DUST SAMPLE, American Industrial Hygiene Association journal, 55(7), 1994, pp. 619-625
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath
Journal title
American Industrial Hygiene Association journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
00028894
Volume
55
Issue
7
Year of publication
1994
Pages
619 - 625
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-8894(1994)55:7<619:UOASMF>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
A preliminary study of a liquid sedimentation technique is described t hat was used to determine respirable particle fractions for a variety of insoluble dusts. Side-by-side comparisons of sedimentation and aver aged cyclone respirable fraction measurements gave fairly good agreeme nt. This method provides a rapid, inexpensive, and easy way to obtain estimates of the respirable fraction of bulk dust samples.