title: Air measurements of dusts, chemicals, and fumes.
abstract: Estimates of exposure in the workplace or in indoor environments begin with the actual sampling and analysis of the airborne contaminant or rely on a reconstruction of past exposures in the workplace. Direct-reading portable field instruments are being used to supplement laboratory-based analytical methods. The lowering of the OSHA permissible exposure limits and the rise of indoor air pollution concerns indicate the need for more innovative methods for detecting lung irritants and pathogens.
authors.affiliation: Spooner and Associates, Inc., Wellesley, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Spooner
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis; D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000032:analysis*; D004391:Dust / Q000032:analysis; D004783:Environmental Microbiology / Q000592:standards; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States; D014489:United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D004391:Dust