Assessments of contamination in residential environments often include chemical quality testing of indoor dusts. Dust samples may be taken as bulk samples, airborne dust fractions, or dust accumulations such as refrigerator coil dusts. Examples of scientific and general literature relating to dust measurements are provided below. Also provided are examples of indoor dust-related projects undertaken by Boston Chemical Data Corp., and descriptions of some of the instruments and techniques employed in these efforts.
Selected Literature - Residential & Workplace Dusts Scientific Literature Microanalysis of Workplace Dusts from the Mixed Waste Tank Farm of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Marco P.J. Kaltofen and John Bergendahl, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts, Environmental Engineering Science, Link, "In this study, radioactive particles, also known as ³hot particles,² were isolated from occupational dust samples collected at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation tank farm site in Hanford, WA. The present study provides previously unreported data on the size and form of workplace dust particles, which were primarily composed of toxic or radioactive elements. . . . " Attics as archives for house infiltrating pollutants: trace elements and pesticides in attic dust and soil from southern Nevada and Utah, James V. Cizdziel , Vernon F. Hodge, Environmental Science and Health Program / 199, Univ ersity of Nev ada Reno, Reno, NV 89557-0187, USA Department of Chemistry, Univ ersity of Ne vada Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4003, USA; M i c r o c h e m i c a l J o u r n a l 6 4 (2 0 0 0) 8 5- 9 2 [Elsevier] Measuring Transport of Lawn-Applied Herbicide Acids from Turf to Home: Correlation of Dislodgeable 2,4-D Turf Residues with Carpet Dust and Carpet Surface Residues - Marcia G. Nishioka,* Hazel M. Burkholder, Marielle C. Brinkman, and Sydney M. Gordon Battelle Memorial Institute, 505 King Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43201 and Robert G. Lewis, National Exposure Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711,Environ. Sci. Technol., 30 (11), 3313 -3320 ESTHAg 0013-936X es960111r S0013- 936X(96)00111-3 Copyright © 1996 by the American Chemical Society Laundry Dryer Lint: A Novel Matrix for Nonintrusive Environmental Lead Screening, PETER G. MAHAFFY, Environ. Sci. Technol.1998, 32,2467-2473 General Reading SICK OF DUST: CHEMICALS IN COMMON PRODUCTS by P a t C o s t n e r , B e v e r l e y T h o r pe, and A l e x a n d r a M c P h e r s o n ; with support from Clean Production Action, J o h n M e r c k F u n d , Panta R h e a F o u n d a t i o n, H o m e l a n d F o u n d a t i o n , O v e r b r o o k F o u n d a t i o n , M i t c h e l l K a p o r F o u n d a t i o n, and the N e w Y o r k C o m m u n i t y T r u s t. Clean Production Action P.O. Box 153, Spring Brook, NY 14140 Tel: 716-805-1056 www.cleanproduction.org Selected Project Experience - Residential Exposure Assessments Designed and performed field study of indoor house dusts and particulates for toxic metals using atomic spectroscopy, xray microanalysis, and digital optical microscopy for a residential community surrounding a metal smelter. Determination of free crystaline silicate and other mineral particulate air releases from a West Texas quarry, including sampling of parent material, air, soils, and dusts. Review and field detection of emissions from a mineral fertilizer manufacturer, including sampling and analyses of soils, indoor house dusts, and sediments. Sampling and analysis of indoor house dusts for polychlorinated dibenzodioxins and dibenzofurans in a community surrounding a cluster of waste incinerators and industrial boilers, including report presentation for a federally-sponsored public review meeting. Analysis of beta-emitters in households dusts from homes outside of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Richland, WA. [Quotes/Information] [Litigation] [Microscopy] [Biography] [Home] © 2004, The Boston Chemical Data Corp., All Rights Reserved |
