Chapter 16. The Sampling of Gases and Vapours: Principles and Methods
- Kerry Gardiner BSc, PhD, Dip. Occup. Hyg., FFOH1,2,
- J. Malcolm Harrington CBE, BSc, MSc, MD, FRCP, FFOMI, MFPH, FMedSci3
Published Online: 14 JAN 2008
DOI: 10.1002/9780470755075.ch16
Copyright © 2005 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Book Title
Occupational Hygiene, Third Edition
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How to Cite
Brown, R. H. (2008) The Sampling of Gases and Vapours: Principles and Methods, in Occupational Hygiene, Third Edition (eds K. Gardiner and J. M. Harrington), Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470755075.ch16
Editor Information
- 1
Professor of Occupational Health, the Medical School, the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
- 2
International Occupational Health Ltd, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
- 3
Emeritus Professor of Occupational Medicine, the University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
Publication History
- Published Online: 14 JAN 2008
- Published Print: 1 JAN 2005
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9781405106214
Online ISBN: 9780470755075
- Summary
- Chapter
- References
Keywords:
- gases;
- sorbers;
- cold traps;
- thermal desorption;
- descriptions
Summary
The prelims comprise:
Introduction
Selection of sampling devices and measurement methods
Grab samplers (short-term samplers — seconds or minutes)
Continuous active samplers (long-term samplers — hours or days)
Diffusive samplers
Practical applications
Quality systems and quality control
References