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Investigation of Adhesive Lift Sampling Technology Used for the Evaluation of Lead in Surface Dust
Demyanek ML, Dunmyre GR, Casuccio GS


Pages: 19    Published: Jan 1995


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Abstract
Environmental and industrial hygiene studies which involve characterization of surface particulate matter frequently require the use of multiple analytical techniques. This paper discusses the application of adhesive lift sampling technology which was developed to permit a surface sample to be collected in-situ and analyzed by both bulk and microscopic methods. Lead loading results and microscopy information obtained from adhesive lift, baby wipe and micro-vacuum samples used to collect surface dust from several different surfaces are reported. No attempt was made to statistically compare the results between adhesive lifts, baby wipes and micro-vacuum techniques. An analysis of the variability of lead concentration using side by side adhesive lifts indicate statistically significant differences in the spatial distribution.


Keywords:
lead particulate, surface dust, wipe sample, micro-vacuum sample, adhesive lift sampling technology

Paper ID: STP12979S
Committee/Subcommittee: D18.02
DOI: 10.1520/STP12979S
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