Radioactive Air Sampling Methods (Hardcover)

Objectives, Safety Issues, Standards, and a Life-Cycle Approach for Sampling Airborne RadioactivityObjectives for Sampling Airborne Radioactivity, M.D. Hoover, G.J. Newton, and M.L. MaielloRadiation Safety Issues for Air Sampling, M.L. Maiello and M.D. HooverStandards, Guidelines, Regulations, and Recommendations for Measuring Airborne Radioactivity, M.D. Hoover, M. Cox, C.G. Jones, L. Grivaud, M.L. Johnson, M.L. Maiello, and G.J. NewtonA Life-Cycle Approach to Development and Application of Air Sampling Methods and Instrumentation, M.D. Hoover and M. CoxFundamentals of Radioactivity and Radioactive AerosolsReview of Radioactivity, Detection, and Measurement, M.L. MaielloThe Physics of Aerosols, E. SajoBehavior of Radioactive Aerosols and Gases, M.D. HooverFiltration, M.D. HooverBehavior of Radon and its Decay Products, P. JenkinsInternal Dosimetry of Inhaled Radioactive Aerosols, C.A. PotterFundamentals of Sampling System Design and Operation for Airborne RadioactivityBasic Air Sampling Equipment, M.L. MaielloCalibration of Air Samplers and Monitors, J.T. Voss and J.J. WhickerAppendix A: Generic Calibration Procedure, J.T. Voss and J.J. WhickerAppendix B: A Multiple-Frame-of-Reference Method for Rotameter Correction Factors, M.D. HooverPrinciples of Air Sampler Placement in the Workplace, J.J. WhickerThe Practice of Continuous Air Monitoring for Alpha-Emitting Radionuclides, J.C. RodgersPrinciples of Sampling Airborne Radioactivity from Stacks, J. GlissmeyerMethods for Comprehensive Characterization of Radioactive Aerosols: A Graded Approach, M.D. HooverNonroutine Radioactive Air SamplingEmergency Situation Air Sampling, R.B. HayesAppendix: First Responder Radiological Monitoring, T.F. O’Connell and S.P. ClendeninMonitoring Nuclear Fallout, H.L. BeckExample Air Sampling Methods for Airborne RadioactivityIntroduction to the Methods, M.L. Maiello and M.D. HooverMethod 1: Determination of the Gross Alpha-Radioactivity Content of the AtmosphereMethod 2: Determination of the Gross Beta-Radioactivity Content of the AtmosphereMethod 3: Determination of the Tritiated Water Vapor Content of the AtmosphereMethod 4: Determination of the Elemental Tritium Content of the AtmosphereMethod 5: Determination of Carbon-14 in Air Method 6: Determination of the Iodine-131 Content of the AtmosphereMethod 7: Sampling Air for Argon-41, Krypton-85, and Other Gamma-Emitting Radioactive Gases Using Gamma-SpectroscopyMethod 8: Determination of the 222Rn Content of the AtmosphereMethod 9: A Procedure for Continuous Air Monitoring of PlutoniumMethod 10: Personal Air Sampling for Particulate RadioactivityMethod 11: Real-Time Breathing Zone Monitoring for Personal Respiratory Protection Glossary, M.L. Maiello and M. CoxAppendix: Radionuclide Characteristics, M.L. MaielloIndex