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. 2013;10(3):D34-9.
doi: 10.1080/15459624.2012.750555.

Evaluation of air sampling methods for abrasive blasting

Diana Ceballos  1 , David Sylvain, Max Kiefer
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Evaluation of air sampling methods for abrasive blasting

Diana Ceballos et al. J Occup Environ Hyg. 2013.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Employee performing abrasive blasting of the surface of a shaft cover. Employee is wearing gloves, boots, coveralls, a Type CE airline respirator, and two sampling pumps.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Loose particulate inside a shielded BAS active sample. The external shield that would go over the protective screen is not shown.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Loose particulate and a damaged filter from a 37-mm filter cassette active sample.
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