Gas diffusion sampling and measurement system for occupational dosimetry and air quality monitoring as exemplified by a carbon monoxide occupational dosimeter
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Aug 19, 2003
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Jul 9, 1999
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CO exposure is a serious public health problem in the U.S., causing both morbidity and mortality (lifetime mortality risk approximately 10.sup.-4). Sparse data from population-based CO exposure assessments indicate that approximately 10% of the U.S. population is exposed to CO above the National Ambient Air Quality Standard. No CO exposure measurement technology is available for affordable population-based CO exposure assessment studies. Two CO measuring devices, an occupational CO dosimeter (LOCD) and an indoor air quality (IAQ) passive sampler, were designed, developed, and tested both in the laboratories and field. Time-weighted-average CO exposure of the compact diffusion tube sampler containing a selective and non-regenerative palladium-molybdenum based CO sensor is quantified by using a simple spectrophotometer. Both devices are capable of measuring CO exposure precisely with relative standard deviation of less than 20% and with bias of less than 10%. Results indicated that the CO exposure distributions measured by LOCD has a precison of about +/-1 ppm.
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