Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. I. Principles. Introduction to Aerosol Characterization / Pramod Kulkarni, Paul A Baron, Klaus Willeke -- Fundamentals of Single Particle Transport / Pramod Kulkarni, Paul A. Baron, Klaus Willeke -- Physical and Chemical Processes in Aerosol Systems / William C Hinds -- Size Distribution Characteristics of Aerosols / Walter John -- An Approach to Performing Aerosol Measurements / Pramod Kulkarni, Paul A Baron -- pt. II. Techniques. Aerosol Transport in Sampling Lines and Inlets / John E. Brockmann -- Sampling and Analysis Using Filters / Peter C. Raynor, David Leith, K.W. Lee, R. Mukund -- Sampling and Measurement Using Inertial, Gravitational, Centrifugal, and Thermal Techniques / Virgil A. Marple, Bernard A. Olson -- Methods for Chemical Analysis of Atmospheric Aerosols / Paul A. Solomon, Matthew P. Fraser, Pierre Herckes -- Microscopy and Microanalysis of Individual Collected Particles / Robert A. Fletcher, Nicholas W.M. Ritchie, Ian M Anderson, John A. Small -- Real-Time Particle Analysis by Mass Spectrometry / Anthony S. Wexler, Murray V. Johnston -- Semi-Continuous Mass Measurement / Ernest Weingartner, Heinz Burtscher, Christoph Hèuglin, Kensei Ehara -- Optical Measurement Techniques: Fundamentals and Applications / Christopher M. Sorensen, Josef Gebhart, Timothy J. O'Hern, Daniel J. Rader -- Real-Time Techniques for Aerodynamic Size Measurement / Paul A Baron, Malay K Mazumder, Yung-Sung Cheng, Thomas M. Peters -- Electrical Mobility Methods for Submicrometer Particle Characterization / Richard C. Flagan -- Instruments and Samplers Based on Diffusional Separation / Yung-Sung Cheng -- Condensation Particle Counters / Yung-Sung Cheng -- Instruments Based on Electrical Detection of Aerosols / Suresh Dhaniyala, Martin Fierz, Jorma Keskinen, Marko Marjamäki -- Electrodynamic Levitation of Particles / E. James Davis -- Fundamentals of Cone-Jet Electrospray / Alessandro Gomez, Weiwei Deng -- Calibration of Aerosol Instruments / Bean T Chen, Robert A. Fletcher, Yung-Sung Cheng -- Size Distribution Data Analysis and Presentation / Gurumurthy Ramachandran, Douglas W. Cooper -- pt. III. Applications. Nonspherical Particle Measurement: Shape Factor, Fractals, and Fibers / Pramod Kulkarni, Paul A. Baron, Christopher M. Sorensen, Martin Harper -- Biological Particle Sampling / Tiina Reponen, Klaus Willeke, Sergey Grinshpun, Aino Nevalainen -- Workplace Aerosol Measurement / Jon C. Volkwein, Andrew D. Maynard, Martin Harper -- Ambient Aerosol Sampling / John G. Watson, Judith C. Chow -- Indoor Aerosol Exposure Assessment / Charles E Rodes -- Radioactive Aerosols / Mark D. Hoover -- Measurement of Cloud and Aerosol Particles from Aircraft / James C. Wilson, Haflidi Jonsson -- Satellite-Based Measurement of Atmospheric Aerosols / Rudolf B. Husar -- Atmospheric New Particle Formation: Physical and Chemical Measurements / Peter H. McMurry, Chongai Kuang, James N. Smith, Jun Zhao, Fred Eisele -- Electrical Classification and Condensation Detection of Sub-3-nm Aerosols / Juan Fernandez de la Mora -- High Temperature Aerosols: Measurement and Deposition of Nanoparticle Films / Pratim Biswas, Elijah Thimsen -- Characterization and Measurement of Atmospheric Large Particles (PM> 10 [mu]m) / Kenneth E. Noll, Dhesikan Venkatesan -- Manufacturing of Materials by Aerosol Processes / George Skillas, Arkadi Maisels, Sotiris E. Pratsinis, Toivo T. Kodas -- Aerosol Measurements in Cleanrooms / David S. Ensor, Anne Marie Dixon -- Sampling Techniques in Inhalation Toxicology / Owen R. Moss -- Factors Governing Pulmonary Response to Inhaled Particulate Matter / Vincent Castranova -- Measurement of Pharmaceutical and Diagnostic Inhalation Aerosols / Anthony J. Hickey, David Swift -- Appendix A: Glossary of Terms -- Appendix B: Conversion Factors -- Appendix C: Commonly Used Constants -- Appendix D: Some Properties of Air and Water -- Appendix E: Key Dimensionless Numbers -- Appendix F: Properties of Particles -- Appendix G: Geometric Formulas -- Appendix H: Bulk Density of Some Common Aerosol Materials -- Appendix I: Manufacturers and Suppliers.