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180.613.11
Air Sampling Workshop

Location
East Baltimore
Term
Summer Institute
Department
Environmental Health and Engineering
Credit(s)
1
Academic Year
2014 - 2015
Instruction Method
TBD
Start Date
Saturday, June 14, 2014
End Date
Saturday, June 14, 2014
Class Time(s)
Saturday, 8:30am - 5:00pm
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
One Year Only
Next Offered
Only offered in 2014
Description
Introduces students to air sampling for occupational and environmental air pollutants. Discusses equipment calibration; passive and active sampling for gases and vapors; particulate matter (PM) sampling (including rationale and methods for conducting size-selective sampling); special methods for PM sampling (fibers, mold); and direct reading instruments. Discusses time weighted averaging, limits of detection, exposure standards and guidelines, and reporting of results. Instructor conducts demonstrations sampling equipment during the course as time permits.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Explain the importance of calibrating air sampling equipment
  2. Select an air sampling method appropriate to the pollutant in question
  3. Define criteria and equipment used for size-selective particulate matter sampling
  4. Define criteria and equipment used for gas and vapor sampling
  5. Describe adsorptive and absorptive gas and vapor sampling techniques
  6. Select appropriate analytical techniques for air sample analysis
  7. Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of direct-reading instruments
  8. Describe relevant standards and guidelines