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ASTM D 6062 : 2007 : R2012

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Standard Guide for Personal Samplers of Health-Related Aerosol Fractions
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Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

27-06-2019

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-04-2012

CONTAINED IN VOL. 11.07, 2017 Defines conventions for personal samplers of specific particle-size-dependent fractions of any given non-fibrous airborne aerosol.

1.1 This guide defines conventions for personal samplers of specific particle-size-dependent fractions of any given non-fibrous airborne aerosol. Such samplers are used for assessing health effects and in the setting of and testing for compliance with permissible exposure limits in the workplace and ambient environment. The conventions have been adopted by the International Standards Organization (Technical Report ISO TR 7708), the Comit Europen de Normalisation (CEN Standard EN 481), and the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) (1). The conventions were developed (2) in part from health-effects studies reviewed (3) by the ACGIH and in part as a compromise between definitions proposed by the ACGIH (3) and by the British Medical Research Council (BMRC) (4). Conventions are given here for inhalable, thoracic, and respirable fractions.

1.2 This guide is complementary to Test Method D4532, which describes the performance of a particular instrument, the 10-mm cyclone, and operational procedures for use. The procedures, specifically the optimal flow rate, are still valid although the estimated accuracy differs somewhat from use with previous aerosol fraction definitions. Details on this instrument and also the Higgins-Dewell cyclone have recently been published (5-7).

1.3 Limitations:

1.3.1 The definitions given here were adopted by the agencies listed in 1.1 in part on the basis of expected health effects of the different size fractions, but in part allowing for available sampling equipment. The original adoption by CEN was, in fact, for the eventual setting of common standards by the EC countries while permitting the use of a variety of instrumentation. Deviations of the sampling conventions from health-related effects are as follows:

1.3.1.1 The inhalable fraction actually depends on the specific air speed and direction, on the breathing rate, and on whether breathing is by nose or mouth. The values given in the inhalable convention are for representative values of breathing rate and represent averages over all wind directions.

1.3.1.2 The respirable and thoracic fractions vary from individual to individual and with the breathing pattern. The conventions are approximations to the average case.

1.3.1.3 Each convention applies strictly to a fraction penetrating to a region, rather than depositing. Therefore, samples collected according to the conventions may only approximate correlations with biological effects. For example, the respirable convention overestimates the fraction of very small particles deposited in the alveolar region of the respiratory system because some of the particles are actually exhaled without being deposited (8). In many workplaces, these very small particles contribute insignificantly to the sampled mass. Furthermore, the large variability between individuals and the details of clearance may be as important as this type of effect.

1.3.1.4 The thoracic convention applies to mouth breathing, for which aerosol collection is greater than during nose breathing.

1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.

1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

Committee
D 22
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes ASTM D 6062M. (05/2007)
DocumentType
Guide
Pages
4
ProductNote
Reconfirmed 2012
PublisherName
American Society for Testing and Materials
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

ASTM D 7035 : 2016 Standard Test Method for Determination of Metals and Metalloids in Airborne Particulate Matter by Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP-AES)
ASTM D 4532 : 2015 Standard Test Method for Respirable Dust in Workplace Atmospheres Using Cyclone Samplers
ASTM D 6552 : 2006 : R2016 Standard Practice for Controlling and Characterizing Errors in Weighing Collected Aerosols
ASTM D 6061 : 2001 : R2018 : EDT 1 Standard Practice for Evaluating the Performance of Respirable Aerosol Samplers

ISO 7708:1995 Air quality — Particle size fraction definitions for health-related sampling
ASTM D 4532 : 2015 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Respirable Dust in Workplace Atmospheres Using Cyclone Samplers
EN 481:1993 Workplace atmospheres - Size fraction definitions for measurement of airborne particles

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