1st Edition
Occupational Exposure Assessment for Air Contaminants
By Gurumurthy Ramachandran
Copyright 2005
356 Pages
145 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
360 Pages
by
CRC Press
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Over the last three decades, significant progress has been made not only in the technology of measuring air contaminants but also in the statistical descriptions of exposure distributions and exposure assessment strategies. Occupational Exposures for Air Contaminants addresses the various aspects of occupational exposure assessment for air contaminants as a coherent body of knowledge. It is the... Read more
INTRODUCTION
Framework for Occupational Exposure Assessment
PROPERTIES AND MEASUREMENT OF GASES AND VAPORS
Properties of Gases and Vapors
Basic Concepts of Fluid Flow
Uncertainties in Physical Measurements
Measurement of Air Volumes and Flow Rates
Gas and Vapor Sampling Methods
Analytical Methods for Gases and Vapors: Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectroscopy
Direct Reading Instruments for Gases and Vapors
PROPERTIES AND MEASUREMENT OF AEROSOLS
Basic Aerosol Properties
Particle Motion in a Viscous Medium
Inhalation and Respiratory Tract Deposition of Aerosols
Sampling of Aerosols
Direct Reading Instruments for Aerosols
Sampling for Pollutants of Biological Origin
EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES
Variability in Occupational Exposures
Occupational Exposure Assessment Strategies
Exposure Modeling
Reconstructing Historical Exposures
Framework for Occupational Exposure Assessment
PROPERTIES AND MEASUREMENT OF GASES AND VAPORS
Properties of Gases and Vapors
Basic Concepts of Fluid Flow
Uncertainties in Physical Measurements
Measurement of Air Volumes and Flow Rates
Gas and Vapor Sampling Methods
Analytical Methods for Gases and Vapors: Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectroscopy
Direct Reading Instruments for Gases and Vapors
PROPERTIES AND MEASUREMENT OF AEROSOLS
Basic Aerosol Properties
Particle Motion in a Viscous Medium
Inhalation and Respiratory Tract Deposition of Aerosols
Sampling of Aerosols
Direct Reading Instruments for Aerosols
Sampling for Pollutants of Biological Origin
EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES
Variability in Occupational Exposures
Occupational Exposure Assessment Strategies
Exposure Modeling
Reconstructing Historical Exposures
Biography
Gurumurthy Ramachandran
