Ramachandran Occupational Exposure Assessment for Air Contaminants

Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4200-3215-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 360 Seiten

Over the last three decades, significant progress has been made not only in the technology of measuring air contaminants but also in the statistical descriptions of exposure distributions and exposure assessment strategies. Occupational Exposures for Air Contaminants addresses the various aspects of occupational exposure assessment for air contaminants as a coherent body of knowledge. It is the first book to explore occupational air contaminant measurement and properties, human exposure assessment, design of exposure strategies, and the statistical interpretation of exposure measurements in one comprehensive source.

The book describes the process of obtaining a number that represents the value of exposure to an air contaminant and the science and technology underlying this process. It includes a discussion of sources of variability in exposures, the statistics of exposure distributions, and exposure assessment strategies for routine monitoring as well as occupational epidemiology. The book's all-inclusive exploration of the major theories and practices of occupational exposure assessment for air contaminants make this an ideal textbook for a graduate or upper-level undergraduate course on occupational exposure assessment of airborne contaminants.

Zielgruppe

Students in Industrial Hygiene and Environmental Health programs, professional industrial hygienists, occupational health professionals and researchers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ramachandran, Gurumurthy

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Bauingenieurwesen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

INTRODUCTION
Framework for Occupational Exposure Assessment

PROPERTIES AND MEASUREMENT OF GASES AND VAPORS
Properties of Gases and Vapors

Basic Concepts of Fluid Flow

Uncertainties in Physical Measurements

Measurement of Air Volumes and Flow Rates

Gas and Vapor Sampling Methods
Analytical Methods for Gases and Vapors: Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectroscopy

Direct Reading Instruments for Gases and Vapors

PROPERTIES AND MEASUREMENT OF AEROSOLS
Basic Aerosol Properties

Particle Motion in a Viscous Medium

Inhalation and Respiratory Tract Deposition of Aerosols

Sampling of Aerosols
Direct Reading Instruments for Aerosols

Sampling for Pollutants of Biological Origin

EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES
Variability in Occupational Exposures

Occupational Exposure Assessment Strategies

Exposure Modeling

Reconstructing Historical Exposures