Ambient air analysis

Regulatory and advisory bodies publish methods for ambient air analysis sueh as those issued by the British Standards Institute and the US Environment Proteetion Ageney (Tables 10.24 and 10.25, respeetively). Methods for assessment of workplace air are published by the Health and Safety Exeeutive. Some of these are generie methods (Table 10.26) whilst others are eompound speeifie (Table 10.27). Examples of other offieial methods for monitoring workplaee air quality are those published by the British Standards Institute (Table 10.28), and the US National Institute of Oeeupational Safety and Health (Table 10.29). Table 10.30 provides additional guidanee on analytieal teehniques for a seleetion of substanees. 

Regulatory and advisory bodies publish methods for ambient air analysis such as those from HSE, the British Standards Institution and NIOSH listed in Table 9.12. Table 9.13 provides additional data on analytical techniques for a selection of substances. 

Table 9.12 Methods of ambient air analysis published in the UK hy the Heaith and Safety Executive and by BSI, and in the USA by NIOSH...

Tashiro, C., Clement, R., Davies, S., Dann, T, Steer, P., Bumbaco, M., Ohver, B., Munshaw, T, Fenwick, J., Chittim, B., Foster, M. (1990a). Ambient air analysis round robin. Chemosphere 20 1319—1324. 

Dzubay, T.G. Stevens, R.K. "Ambient Air Analysis with Dichotomous Sampler and X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometer" Environ. Sci. Technol., 1975, 9, 663. 

While these techniques are promising for ambient air analysis, this is clearly going to be complex due to the many different species present in air and the many parameters that affect the ionization process. 

Dzubay TG, Stevens RK. 1975. Ambient air analysis with dichotomous sampler and x-ray fluorescence spectrometer. Environ Sci Technol 9(7) 663-668. 

Comments on Evaluation of Bag Sequential Sampling Technique for Ambient Air Analysis, Environ. Sci. Technol. 13, 609 (1979)... 

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