title: Observations on the suitability of the aethalometer for vehicular and workplace monitoring.
abstract: A field study was undertaken to evaluate the suitability of the aethalometer, an instrument capable of performing near-real-time measurement of low-level (10-1,000 ng/m3) airborne combustion products, for vehicular and workplace monitoring. Several technical limitations were identified: (1) there was no ready means for external calibration of optical measurements; (2) airflow rates were unstable; (3) effective range of concentrations was limited; and (4) the aethalometer demonstrated sensitivity to movement and vibration. Unless addressed, these limitations will restrict future uses of the aethalometer for vehicular and workplace monitoring.
authors.affiliation: The University of New Haven, West Haven, Connecticut, USA.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sirianni
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chemerynski
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Borak
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wheeler
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000032:analysis*; D002138:Calibration; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D001335:Vehicle Emissions / Q000032:analysis*; D014732:Vibration; D017132:Workplace
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D001335:Vehicle Emissions