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Mining Publication: Towards a Field-Portable Real-Time Organic and Elemental Carbon Monitor
Keywords: Diesel particulate matter FTIR Spectroscopy
Original creation date: August 2019
Authors: D Parks, KV Raj, C Berry, AT Weakley, PR Griffiths, A Miller
Peer Reviewed Journal Article - August 2019
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NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20056011
Min Metall Explor 2019 Aug; 36(4):765-772
Diesel particulate matter (DPM) has been classified as a carcinogen to humans by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. As a result of its potential carcinogenic nature, DPM exposure is regulated by the Mine Safety and Health Administration. Currently, diesel emissions in the workplace are monitored by collecting the aerosol onto filters, which are then sent to a laboratory for thermal-optical analysis using the NIOSH method 5040. This process can take days or even weeks, and workers can potentially be exposed to excessive levels of DPM before the problem is identified. Moreover, the delay involved in getting the loaded filter to the lab inevitably means the loss of some of the more volatile organic carbon. To remedy this delay, researchers from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health are seeking to develop a field-portable, real-time method for measuring elemental and organic carbons in DPM aerosols. In the current study, the use of mid-infrared spectrometry was investigated. It is believed that mid-infrared spectroscopy is more suitable for use in a real-time field-portable device than thermo-optical analysis methods. This article presents a method for measuring organic carbon (OC) and elemental carbon (EC) in DPM for a broad range of OC/EC ratios. The method has been successfully applied to laboratory-generated and mine samples.
First page of Towards a Field-Portable Real-Time Organic and Elemental Carbon MonitorPeer Reviewed Journal Article - August 2019
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NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20056011
Min Metall Explor 2019 Aug; 36(4):765-772
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Page last reviewed: March 2, 2022
Page last updated: March 2, 2022
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program
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