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Investigation of techniques to improve continuous air monitors under conditions of high dust loading in environmental setting

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/828630· OSTI ID:828630

Improvement in understanding the deposition of ambient dust particles on environmental continuous air monitor (ECAM) filters, reduction of the alpha-particle interference of radon progeny and other radioactive aerosols in different particle size ranges on filters, and development of ECAMs with increased sensitivity under dusty outdoor conditions.

Research Organization:
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Atmospheric Radioactivity Group, Socorro, NM (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM) (US)
DOE Contract Number:
FG07-97ER62519
OSTI ID:
828630
Report Number(s):
EMSP-60163--2000
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English