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Main Title Investigation of filter media for use in the determination of mass concentrations of ambient particulate matter {microform} /
Author Rehme, K. A. ; Smith, C. F. ; Beard, M. E. ; Fitz-Simons, T.
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Author Title of a Work
Smith, C. F.
Beard, M. E.
Fitz-Simons, T.
CORP Author Environmental Monitoring Systems Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC.
Publisher Environmental Monitoring Systems Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Year Published 1984
Report Number EPA/600/4-84/048
Stock Number PB84-199876
Additional Subjects Air filters ; Particles ; Weight measurement ; Air pollution ; Field tests ; Concentration(Composition) ; Sampling ; Inorganic nitrates ; Sulfates ; Sites ; Comparison ; Performance evaluation ; Quartz ; Air quality ; Air pollution sampling ; Total suspended particulates ; Teflon ; Glass
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NTIS  PB84-199876 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation 48 p. ; 28 cm.
Abstract
Quartz and teflon filter media were evaluated under controlled use conditions to determine their suitability for ambient particulate measurements. Weighing tests and handling tests were conducted in a laboratory environment. A field comparison test in which samples were collected on glass, quartz, and teflon filters was conducted at a typical air quality monitoring site. Total suspended particulate, nitrate, and sulfate concentrations measured during the field comparison test using quartz and teflon filters on high-volume samplers were lower than those measured using glass filters. Observed differences could be explained reasonably well by artifact effects and the aforementioned handling effects. Teflon filters showed a tendency to clog at ambient total suspended particulate concentrations around 75 microgram/cu m.
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"June 1984." "EPA-600/4-84-048" Microform.