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    I.S. EN 481:1994

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    WORKPLACE ATMOSPHERES - SIZE FRACTION DEFINITIONS FOR MEASUREMENT OF AIRBORNE PARTICLES

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-1994

    Publisher:  National Standards Authority of Ireland

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    Cooperating organizations
    National foreword
    Foreword
    Method
    0 Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Definitions
    3 Principle of conventions
    4 Assumptions and approximations
    5 Specifications for conventions
    Annexes
    A (informative) Nomenclature of inhalable and
        respirable fractions in English
    B (informative) Numerical approximations to cumulative
        log-normal distributions
    C (informative) Bibliography
    Table
    1 Numerical values of the conventions, as percentages
        of the inhalable convention or of total airborne
        particles
    Figure
    1 The inhalable, thoracic and respirable conventions
        as percentages of total airborne particles
    National annex
    NA (informative) Committees responsible

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    Defines sampling conventions for particle size fractions which are to be used in assessing the possible health effects resulting from inhalation of airborne particles in the workplace. They are derived from experimental data for healthy adults.

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    Document Type Standard
    Publisher National Standards Authority of Ireland
    Status Current
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