The effect of sampling inlets on the PM-10 and PM-15 to TSP concentration ratios

Journal Article · Tue Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1983 · J. Air Pollut. Control Assoc.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/00022470.1983.10465552· OSTI ID:5434983

Watson, J G ^[1]; Chow, J C; Shah, J J; Pace, T G

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1. Environmental Reseach and Tech., Inc., Concord, MA

The products of sampling effectiveness as measured in wind tunnel tests and typical size distributions were integrated over particle size to determine mass collection efficiencies for the HIVOL sampler, the HIVOL with a size selective inlet, and the Sierra 244 and the Beckman SAMPLAIR dichotomous samplers. Hypothetical sampling effectiveness curves were proposed for a 10 ..mu..m inlet and the calculated mass collection efficiencies of such inlets were compared to those of existing 15 ..mu..m inlets. Average ratios of IP to TSP from measurements in EPA's Inhalable Particulate (IP) matter sampling network were compared to the calculated ratios; the agreement of these ratios is close.

• OSTI ID: 5434983
• Journal Information: J. Air Pollut. Control Assoc.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Air Pollut. Control Assoc.; (United States) Vol. 33:2; ISSN JPCAA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AIR POLLUTION
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COLLOIDS
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
DISPERSIONS
EFFICIENCY
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SAMPLING
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SOLS
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WIND
WIND TUNNELS