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. 1986 Dec;47(12):825-31.
doi: 10.1080/15298668691390728.

Aerosol sampling efficiency of 37 mm filter cassettes

R M Buchan, S C Soderholm, M I Tillery

Aerosol sampling efficiency of 37 mm filter cassettes

R M Buchan et al. Am Ind Hyg Assoc J. 1986 Dec.

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  • Am Ind Hyg Assoc J 1987 May;48(5):A-333

Abstract

This research compared the sampling efficiencies of open- and closed-face 37 mm filter cassettes and an experimental cassette with a tapered inlet. The experiment involved challenging the cassettes with various aerosol sizes up to 24 micron Mass Median Aerodynamic Diameter (MMAD) in a wind tunnel operated at 100 cm/sec. Sampling efficiencies were determined by comparing cassette mass concentration measurements to paired isokinetic samples. It was found that sampling efficiencies dropped with increasing particle size and that the cassette with the tapered entry offered no improvement to sampling efficiency. Sampling efficiency appeared to be improved by placing cassettes on a manikin to simulate personal sampling.

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