Open AccessAssessing inhalation exposure from airborne soil contaminants
Author(s) -
J.H. Shinn
Publication year - 1998
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/641115
Subject(s) - contamination , environmental chemistry , environmental science , soil contamination , soil water , chemistry , soil science , ecology , biology
A method of estimation of inhalation exposure to airborne soil contaminants is presented. this method is derived from studies of airborne soil particles with radioactive tags. The concentration of contaminants in air (g/m{sup 3}) can be derived from the product of M, the suspended respirable dust mass concentration (g/m{sup 3}), S, the concentration of contaminant in the soil (g/g), and E{sub f}, an enhancement factor. Typical measurement methods and values of M, and E{sub f} are given along with highlights of experiences with this method