Open AccessBreath analysis. Physiological basis and sampling techniques.
Author(s) -
Wilson Hk
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.2159
Subject(s) - breath gas analysis , affect (linguistics) , sampling (signal processing) , medicine , psychology , computer science , anatomy , communication , filter (signal processing) , computer vision
This paper examines the physiological basis for breath analysis and draws attention to the factors which may affect the blood:breath ratio. A review of recent breath analysis techniques is presented, and some consideration is given to the use of breath analysis in the biological monitoring of workers exposed to solvents.