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BS ISO 8672:2014

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Air quality. Determination of the number concentration of airborne inorganic fibres by phase contrast optical microscopy. Membrane filter method
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

05-31-2015

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General method description
5 Sampling
6 Evaluation
7 Sources of errors and uncertainty
8 Test report
Annex A (informative) - Slide mounting: acetone-triacetin
        procedure
Annex B (informative) - Permanent slide preparation:
        dimethyl formamide - Euparal procedure
Annex C (normative) - Eyepiece graticule
Annex D (informative) - Measurement of exposed filter area
Annex E (informative) - Microscope adjustment procedure
Annex F (informative) - Sources
Bibliography

Describes the determination of the number concentration of airborne inorganic fibres by phase contrast optical microscopy using the membrane filter method in workplace atmospheres, as defined by the counting criteria.

This International Standard specifies the determination of the number concentration of airborne inorganic fibres by phase contrast optical microscopy using the membrane filter method in workplace atmospheres, as defined by the counting criteria given in 6.5.4.

Committee
EH/2/2
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 13/30266220 DC. (05/2015)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
42
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
ISO 8672:2014 Identical

ISO 13137:2013 Workplace atmospheres — Pumps for personal sampling of chemical and biological agents — Requirements and test methods
ASTM D 7200 : 2012 : REDLINE Standard Practice for Sampling and Counting Airborne Fibers, Including Asbestos Fibers, in Mines and Quarries, by Phase Contrast Microscopy and Transmission Electron Microscopy
EN 1540:2011 Workplace exposure - Terminology
ISO/IEC Guide 98-3:2008 Uncertainty of measurement — Part 3: Guide to the expression of uncertainty in measurement (GUM:1995)

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