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ISO 16000-34:2018 Indoor air - Part 34: Strategies for the measurement of airborne particles, 2018
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 1 Scope
- 2 Normative references
- 3 Terms and definitions
- 4 Origin, properties and health implications of airborne particles
- 4.1 Origin and properties
- 4.2 Health implications
- 5 Sources of indoor particulate matter and particle dynamics indoors
- 5.1 General
- 5.2 Sources of indoor particulate matter
- 5.2.1 Typical indoor sources
- 5.2.2 Influence of the premises
- 5.2.3 Particle size range generated by typical sources
- 5.3 Particle dynamics indoors
- 5.3.1 Major particle sinks
- 5.3.2 Variations of the particle spectrum
- 5.3.3 Effect of air conditioning
- 5.3.4 Conditions of room use
- 6 Measurement methods for airborne particles indoors
- 6.1 General
- 6.2 Established method description
- 6.2.1 General
- 6.2.2 Cyclone
- 6.2.3 Impactors (impactor – cascade impactor – LPI – MOI)
- 6.2.4 Differential mobility analyser (DMA)
- 6.2.5 Aerosol mass spectrometer (AMS)
- 6.2.6 Aerosol mass monitor (AMM)
- 6.2.7 Oscillating microbalance (OMB)
- 6.2.8 Beta radiation attenuation (BRA) monitor
- 6.2.9 Microscopy (OM – SEM – TEM)
- 6.2.10 Light scattering aerosol spectrometer (LSAS)
- 6.2.11 Time-of-flight spectrometer (TOF-AS)
- 6.2.12 Condensation particle counter (CPC – UF CPC – CPC with SES – CPC photometric mode)
- 6.2.13 Faraday cup aerosol electrometer (FCAE)
- 6.2.14 Fast response aerosol spectrometer (FRAS)
- 6.2.15 Low pressure impactor with electric detection (LPI+E)
- 7 General sampling recommendations
- 7.1 Instrumentation and sampling system
- 7.2 Measurement location
- 7.3 Measurement time and duration
- 7.4 Estimated concentration scale (minimum and maximum accuracy)
- 7.5 Background concentration
- 7.6 Impact of outdoor air quality
- 7.7 Impact of room conditions
- 7.8 Impact of the measurement itself
- 8 Measurement strategy for determining airborne particles indoors
- 8.1 General
- 8.2 Preliminary work — Definition of the measurement objective and list of basic information
- 8.2.1 General
- 8.2.2 Statement on the purpose of the measurement
- 8.2.3 List of main expected sources
- 8.2.4 Temporal effects
- 8.2.5 Description of the indoor compartment
- 8.3 Visual room inspection — Definition of the measurement planning and strategy
- 8.4 Preliminary measurements
- 8.5 Measurement procedures
- 8.5.1 General
- 8.5.2 Procedure for the determination of the background
- 8.5.3 Procedure for the estimation of the influence of outdoor (ambient air) concentration
- 8.5.4 Procedure for the identification of main sources present in a room
- 8.5.5 Procedure for the measurement of the average and the time-resolved emission of a specific source
- 8.5.6 Procedure for the estimation of the efficiency of an abatement techniques (i.e. filtration by air conditioning system
- 9 Uncertainty evaluation
- 10 Evaluation and reporting of results
- 11 Documentation
- 12 Quality assurance
- 12.1 Performance specifications
- 12.2 Quality assurance when determining particle number concentrations
- 12.2.1 General
- 12.2.2 Sampling volume flow
- 12.2.3 Checking the equipment’s parameters
- 12.3 Quality assurance when determining particle mass concentrations
- 12.3.1 Mass concentration calculation based on measured number concentration
- 12.3.2 Gravimetric mass concentration measurement
- Annex A (normative) Protocol for the measurement of indoor airborne particles
- Bibliography [Go to Page]