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[REPORT SUMMARY] Results of performance of CALTOOL in the laboratory and recommendations for positioning of samplers under test
The performance of the CALTOOL has been assessed in a set of laboratory tests. The sampling efficiency of the CALTOOL in calm air has been investigated in a large calm air chamber for a wide range of particle sizes. The results showed that the CALTOOL sampling efficiency agree...
Programme: FP4-SMT
Record Number: 35317
Last updated on: 2005-02-28
[REPORT SUMMARY] Results of the use of CALTOOL to assess the performance of personal samplers in a range of workplaces
The performance and suitability of CALTOOL was assessed in 15 different workplace settings in three EU member states. The CALTOOL proved to be relatively easy to use and was able to perform in both indoor and outdoor workplaces, with a range of processes producing a wide range...
Programme: FP4-SMT
Record Number: 35318
Last updated on: 2005-02-28
[REPORT SUMMARY] European organisers of external quality assessment/ proficiency testing schemes related to occupational and environmental medicine
The Network Participants have:
-Proposed quality specifications for measurement of lead in blood and aluminium in serum and will be applying these to a comparison of analytical performance by laboratories throughout the EU.
-Identified variations in the implementation of EU le...
Programme: FP4-SMT
Record Number: 30407
Last updated on: 2003-08-06
Various kinds of Josephson series arrays for operation at microwave frequencies from 10GHz to 70GHz were fabricated using different kinds of technologies. As a result of new technological developments, the original work plan had been supplemented by including the fabrication o...
Programme: FP4-SMT
Record Number: 26955
Last updated on: 2004-03-04
[REPORT SUMMARY] Angular-dependent light and total solar energy transmittance for complex glazing; ALTSET
The objective of the project ALTSET (Angular-dependent Light and Total Solar Energy Transmittance for Complex Glazing) was the scientific development of European standard test procedures for the determination of angular-dependent total solar energy transmittance and light tran...
Programme: FP4-SMT
Record Number: 25856
Last updated on: 2001-02-22
[REPORT SUMMARY] Design of calibration tool for the assessment of the performance of personal samplers in real workplaces
A new calibration tool has been designed that will enable personal samplers for inhalable aerosols to be tested in real workplaces. The new system comprises an idealized breathing manikin, complete with on-board pumping unit. The manikin has an elliptical torso for mounting pe...
Programme: FP4-SMT
Record Number: 35319
Last updated on: 2005-02-28
[REPORT SUMMARY] Measurements of sampling efficiency for some commercial samplers
Measurements were conducted on two types of aerosol sampling inlet commonly used in ambient air sampling to monitor levels of pollution, the TSP inlet and the Dichot inlet. Owing to the inlet geometry and losses of particles within these inlets, the results obtained relate to ...
Programme: FP4-SMT
Record Number: 30406
Last updated on: 2003-08-06
The small-scale test systems were found to have limited practical application to certain experimental conditions. Losses of particles between the test inlet and the time-of-flight measuring instrument were very significant, and highly dependent on the geometry of the connectin...
Programme: FP4-SMT
Record Number: 30405
Last updated on: 2003-08-06
[REPORT SUMMARY] CFD modelling of inlet aspiration efficiency on different scales
The potential of Computational Fluid Dynamic technique has been investigated by means of a commercial CFD code coupled with an experimental one, developed for calculating particle trajectories in a given air flow field. Trajectories are calculated under both deterministic and ...
Programme: FP4-SMT
Record Number: 30404
Last updated on: 2003-08-06
[REPORT SUMMARY] Induced polarization tomography for monitoring contaminated land
A prototype induced polarization tomography (IPT) system is being developed for the non-invasive geoelectric mapping and monitoring of contaminants at industrial and waste disposal sites. Induced polarization is an electrochemical surface effect which has the potential to dete...
Programme: FP4-SMT
Record Number: 7212
Last updated on: 1996-10-25
List retrieved on: 2017-08-02
