H. McDermott – Air Monitoring for Toxic Exposures (Second edition)

Автор: H. McDermott
Название книги: Air Monitoring for Toxic Exposures
Формат: PDF
Жанр: Экология
Страницы: 701
Качество: Изначально компьютерное, E-book

This book offers ready-to-use information for measuring a wide variety of airborne hazardous materials including chemicals, radon, and bioaerosols. It provides the latest procedures for air sampling, collecting biological and bulk samples, evaluating dermal exposures, and determining the advantages and limitations of a given air monitoring method.

Shirley Ness contributed a wealth of valuable
material in the first edition of Air
Monitoring for Toxic Exposures. I want to
acknowledge her contribution to occupational
and environmental health in her
excellent overview of the entire topic of air
sampling.
When gathering information to revise
the first edition, I was impressed by the
advances in sampling technology that have
occurred in the 15 years since Shirley
researched the first edition. Today even
pocket-size direct-reading instruments
have data-logging capability, which allows
them to collect integrated exposure measurements.
We are also seeing instruments
designed be used with hand-held computers
in the field so that data are stored
directly in the computer rather than downloaded
in a separate step. Sensor technology,
microprocessors, and miniaturization
have increased the range of direct-reading
instruments available, and they also allow
sophisticated instruments such as GC/mass
spectrometers and Fourier transform
infrared devices to be field-portable. Colorimetric
systems continue to develop:
More sensitive detector tubes that measure
more chemicals are on the market, and useful accessories such as battery-powered
sampling pumps have been introduced.
The need air sampling to be performed
during terrorism events is another reflection
of the changing times since the first
edition was published. Air sampling can
help to determine whether an event has
actually occurred and, if so, identify the
agent(s) and quantify exposure levels. To
address this need, a completely new chapter
on air sampling during emergency response
including terrorism events has been added.
I appreciate the help of equipment
manufacturers and others in providing the
photographs used in this edition. Of course
there are many quality instruments available
other than the ones highlighted in this
book; it was not feasible to include all
options.
There are a few people who deserve
special thanks. Bob Esposito, Jonathan
Rose and Lisa Van Horn of John Wiley &
Sons were very helpful. Jack Chou of International
Sensor Technology graciously permitted
use of many diagrams and Appendix
C on sensor calibration from his fine book
Hazardous Gas Monitors—A Practical
Guide to Selection, Operation and Applications.
Dr. E. C. Kimmel provided the electron microscope photographs of smoke
particles to illustrate Chapter 7. Michelle
Filby of SKC, Inc. spent extra time providing
many photographs in a format that I
could use. Galson Laboratories furnished
their table of guidelines for air sampling
and analysis for Appendix D.Also, a special
salute goes to C.W. Pots for editorial advice
and general encouragement.
This edition is “dedicated” to all of the
air sampling practitioners who perform air
monitoring for toxic exposures. They
include industrial hygienists, environmental
specialists, safety and health technicians,
safety professionals, environmental health
specialists, chemists, laboratory technicians,
firefighters, emergency responders, hazardous
materials specialists, and others.
Each group has unique skills and background;
together they work to help protect
people and the environment. I hope that
this book is helpful to them.
Henry J. McDermott