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Air Monitoring for Toxic Exposures: An IntegratedApproach
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About the Author SHIRLEY A. NESS currently consults and resides in Chicago. Previously she was a senior industrial hygienist at Amoco Corporation, Amoco Oil Company, in Chicago. She was responsible for providing industrial hygiene services to a major oil refinery, reviewed the health and safety performance of hazardous waste remediation contractors, and participated in environmental monitoring programs. Formerly she was Director of Environmental Health and Technical Information Services at Carnow, Conibear & Associates, Ltds. in Chicago. She has also worked as the corporate industrial hygienist for the Boise Cascade Corporation in Boise, Idaho, and in workers’ compensation insurance. Ms. Ness received her B.A. in biophysics from the University of California, Berkeley, and received her M.S. in environmental toxicology from the University of San Francisco. She is a Certified Industrial Hygienist under the American Board of Industrial Hygiene.
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TYPES OF HAZARDS AND SAMPLING METHODS.

Hazards.

Sampling Methods.

INTEGRATED AIR SAMPLING MEASUREMENTS FOR CHEMICALS.

Overview of Integrated Sampling.

Integrated Sampling for Gases and Vapors.

Integrated Sampling for Aerosols.

Special-Case Sampling.

REAL TIME MEASUREMENTS.

Reading and Recording Real Time Data.

Monitoring Instruments Dedicated to a Single Chemical.

General Survey Instruments for Gases and Vapors.

Monitoring Instruments for Many Specific Gases and Vapors: GC and IR.

Real Time Sampling Methods for Aerosols.

SAMPLING WITH DETECTOR TUBES AND MONITORING FOR AGENTS OTHER THAN CHEMICALS.

Sampling of Gases and Vapors Based on Color Change.

Radon Measurements.

Sampling for Bioaerosols.

AIR SAMPLING DECISIONS: GATHERING BACKGROUND INFORMATION.

Biological Monitoring.

Surface Sampling Methods for Dermal Exposure.

Bulk Sampling Methods.

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR THE SAMPLER.

Survey Preparations and Performance.

Specific Sampling Situations.

Appendices.

Index.

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