Radioactive Air Sampling Methods

Although the field of radioactive air sampling has matured and evolved over decades, it has lacked a single resource that assimilates technical and background information on its many facets. Edited by experts and with contributions from top practitioners and researchers, Radioactive Air Sampling Methods provides authoritative guidanc

The Guide recommends methods for conducting a minimum level of environmental radiation surveillance outside the plant site boundary of light-water-cooled nuclear power facilities.

Radioactive pollution, Nuclear safety, Environment (working), Radiation hazards, Air pollution, Occupational safety, Sampling methods, Particulate air pollutants, Particle size distribution, Sampling equipment, Filters, Ducts (building services), Chimneys, Air, Gas flow

Get the Latest from the Field This book offers ready-to-use information for measuring a wide variety of airborne hazardous materials including chemicals, radon, and bioaerosols. It provides the latest procedures for air sampling, collecting biological and bulk samples, evaluating dermal exposures, and determining the advantages and limitations of a given air monitoring method.

An apparatus involving a fundamental idea of air sedimentation has been adapted to fractionate radiological fallout samples and measure their radioactivity. This paper describes the principle involved, its limitations, and many of the characteristics of the apparatus. A discussion is included on the use of probability paper for size distribution analysis.