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Title: Industrial-hygiene sampling instructions. Technical guide

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6288855

This technical guide describes air and bulk industrial-hygiene sampling procedures for over 100 potentially hazardous chemical contaminants. The guide contains air volumes, sampling rates and references for IH air sampling. It addresses the types of containers and amount of sample required for bulk samples. Procedures for submitting samples including a listing of Army laboratories that perform industrial-hygiene chemistry analysis are provided. The guide lists the expendable monitoring supplies that are compatible with the sampling procedures and includes representative commercial sources. Contents include: General Sampling Instruction; Asbestos Sampling; Crystalline Silica (Quartz) Sampling; Filter Sampling; Adsorption Tube Sampling; Impinger Sampling; Bulk Sampling; Passive (Diffusion Type) Monitor; Random Sampling; Field Blanks; Procedures for Submitting Samples.

Research Organization:
Army Environmental Hygiene Agency, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD (USA)
OSTI ID:
6288855
Report Number(s):
AD-A-180370/9/XAB; USAEHA-TG-141
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English