Field comparison of PM/sub 10/ inlets at four locations

Technical Report · Mon Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:6394268

Rodes, C E; Holland, D M; Purdue, L J; Rehme, K A

A comprehensive field study was conducted comparing the performance of PM/sub 10/ inlets under a variety of field conditions. Inlets for low-flow, medium-flow, and high-flow samplers were evaluated at four sampling locations providing a range of concentrations and particle sizes. Sampler precisions were determined at each location along with the regression parameter estimates comparing sampler types. The daily distributions of mass by aerodynamic diameter were measured using the Wide Range Aerosol Classifier and the composited data reported. The expected mass concentrations were calculated using the sampler effectiveness data and the size distributions and then compared to the measured values. This permitted examination of the utility of the proposed Federal Reference Method (FRM) approach for specifying PM/sub 10/ samplers. The comparison results indicate that the precisions of the PM/sub 10/ samplers are well within the FRM requirements. Exceptions included the Sierra/Andersen Model 321 hi-vol inlet, which appears to significantly overcollect as the result of dry-particle bounce, and the GMW 9000 hi-vol inlet, which appears to significantly undercollect, perhaps as the result of the internal surfaces becoming dirty.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC (USA). Environmental Monitoring and Systems Lab.
• OSTI ID: 6394268
• Report Number(s): PB-86-101706/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AIR POLLUTION
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COLLOIDS
DISPERSIONS
EQUIPMENT
FIELD TESTS
MASS
PARTICLES
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