Issue 5, 2013

The impact of particle size selective sampling methods on occupational assessment of airborne beryllium particulates

Abstract

In 2010, the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) formally changed its Threshold Limit Value (TLV) for beryllium from a ‘total’ particulate sample to an inhalable particulate sample. This change may have important implications for workplace air sampling of beryllium. A history of particle size-selective sampling methods, with a special focus on beryllium, will be provided. The current state of the science on inhalable sampling will also be presented, including a look to the future at what new methods or technology may be on the horizon. This includes new sampling criteria focused on particle deposition in the lung, proposed changes to the existing inhalable convention, as well as how the issues facing beryllium sampling may help drive other changes in sampling technology.

Graphical abstract: The impact of particle size selective sampling methods on occupational assessment of airborne beryllium particulates

Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
31 Oct 2012
Accepted
28 Mar 2013
First published
28 Mar 2013

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2013,15, 898-903

The impact of particle size selective sampling methods on occupational assessment of airborne beryllium particulates

D. K. Sleeth, Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2013, 15, 898 DOI: 10.1039/C3EM30877D

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