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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 03, 1995
Michael D Seltzer, Ridgecrest, CA (US);
Robert B Green, Richland, WA (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A portable apparatus for continuous real-time measurement of airborne met, comprising an isokinetic sampler, a sample line, a sampling interface device, a pump, and an inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES). A method for measurement of airborne metals by use of such an apparatus is also described, in which the sampling interface device accommodates the high, continuous sample collection flow-rates necessary for isokinetic sampling while at the same time permits sample air to be introduced into the plasma at preferred moderate flow-rates. A method for field standardization of the ICP-AES is also described whereby a relationship between aqueous solutions of metals and their aerosol counterparts is established, thus later allowing the field use of the aqueous metal solutions to simulate a particular range of airborne metal concentrations.