A remote aerosol sampler, capable of up to 3 weeks continuous sampling has been developed. It consists of an Anderson 2000 Inc. mini-sampler or personnel monitor requiring an air flow of 1.4 e/min, a flow meter, a vacuum meter, a bleed valve, a dry gas volume meter, and a pump. The pump is a Brailsford Model TD-4X2, and operates on a 24 volt D.C. power supply. The sampler consists of four impaction stages with a 0.4 μ Nuclepore backup filter. Particulates are removed from the plates in an ultrasonic cleaner with hexane solvent. The suspended particulates are collected on a 0.4 μ Nuclepore filter. Elemental analysis of the aerosol is accomplished by the method of charged particle X-ray fluorescence. The results of two samples taken in Utah County, Utah, are tabulated. Elemental composition is reported as ppm of particulate, as a ratio relation to stage 1, and as a ratio relation to iron. High values are reported for iron and lead, with most of the lead being collected in the filter.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BGMYU2/oai:scholarsarchive.byu.edu:etd-9345 |
| Date | 01 August 1974 |
| Creators | Rowley, Steven Dee |
| Publisher | BYU ScholarsArchive |
| Source Sets | Brigham Young University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | Theses and Dissertations |
| Rights | http://lib.byu.edu/about/copyright/ |
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