title: A summary of the NIOSH evaluation program of portable direct-reading meters.
abstract: The National Institute for Occupation Safety and Health (NIOSH) has developed a program to evaluate portable, direct-reading instruments. The results of these evaluations for CO, SO2, combustible gas, and NO2 instruments are reported. Realistic performance specifications have been developed for each of these types of instruments.
mesh_terms: D000388:Air / Q000032:analysis; D002248:Carbon Monoxide / Q000032:analysis; D005740:Gases / Q000032:analysis; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D009585:Nitrogen Dioxide / Q000032:analysis; D009786:Occupational Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D013458:Sulfur Dioxide / Q000032:analysis; D013678:Technology, Pharmaceutical; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D005740:Gases; D013458:Sulfur Dioxide; D002248:Carbon Monoxide; D009585:Nitrogen Dioxide