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Guidelines for air sampling and analytical method development and evaluation.

Authors
Kennedy ER; Fischbach TJ; Song R; Eller PM; Shulman SA
Source
NIOSH 1994 Jul; :1-158
NIOSHTIC No.
00227198
Abstract
Guidelines were presented for the development and evaluation of sampling and analytical methods for airborne contaminants. Steps included selection of compounds for method development and evaluation, development of the sampling and analytical method, evaluation of the method, preparation of a written version of the method, and preparation of a technical report on the development and evaluation. During method development the analyte was identified, a literature search was performed to determine measurement and evaluation concentration ranges, physical and chemical properties, information about the use of the analyte and method availability. During method evaluation, several steps were performed including the recovery of the analyte from the medium, stability of analyte on the sampling medium, stability of the sampling medium itself, sample generation, capacity of the sampler, sampling and analysis evaluation, pressure drop across the sampler, sample stability, precision, bias, and accuracy. In the documentation stage the final report was developed and the format for presenting the analytical method defined.
Keywords
NIOSH-Author; Air-quality-monitoring; Air-sampling-techniques; Sampling-equipment; Air-sampling-equipment; Indoor-air-pollution; Analytical-methods; Chemical-analysis; Indoor-environmental-quality
Publication Date
19940713
Document Type
Other
Fiscal Year
1994
NTIS Accession No.
PB95-241188
NTIS Price
A09
Source Name
NIOSH, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Cincinnati, Ohio, 158 pages, 61 references
State
OH
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