Abstract
A field study was undertaken to evaluate the suitability of the aethalometer, an instrument capable of performing near- real-time measurement of low-level (10-1000 ng/m3) airborne combustion products, for vehicular and workplace monitoring. Several technical limitations were identified: (1) there was no ready means for external calibration of optical measurements; (2) airflow rates were unstable; (3) effective range of concentrations was limited; and (4) the aethalometer demonstrated sensitivity to movement and vibration. Unless addressed, these limitations will restrict future uses of the aethalometer for vehicular and workplace monitoring.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1258-1262 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| State | Published - 2002 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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- Waste Management and Disposal
- Environmental Engineering
- Environmental Science(all)
- Environmental Chemistry
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Observations on the suitability of the aethalometer for vehicular and workplace monitoring. / Cohen, Howard J.; Sirianni, Greg; Chemerynski, Susan; Borak, Jonathan; Wheeler, Robert.
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