[ RadSafe ] Fume Hood Face Velocity Requirement Origin

[bobcherry at satx.rr.com]

Jerry,
This question came up in the seventies when I was at USAEHA (now CHPPM). As I recall, the answer was some IH publication.
But for the real answer, ask Gordon Lodde.. He probably is the one who first put it in the AMEDD technical bulletins.
Bob C

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Falo, Gerald A Dr KADIX" <Jerry.Falo at us.army.mil> 
Date: Thursday, October 19, 2006 10:03 am 
Subject: [ RadSafe ] Fume Hood Face Velocity Requirement Origin 
To: radsafe at radlab.nl 

> Good morning all, 
> 
> I was asked to look into the recommended face velocity for fume 
> hoods of 
> 125 linear feet per minute (lfpm). Specifically, I am looking for the 
> origin of this recommendation, if there is any regulation 
> requiring this 
> face velocity, and measurement protocol/requirements. I have 
> Shapiro'stext (4th edition) that does cite the 125 lfpm but 
> doesn't give the 
> source nor measurement protocols. My colleagues and I assume that the 
> measurements should be made with the hood sash open about 30 - 40 cm, 
> although I've heard about measurements being made with the hood fully 
> open. 
> 
> Any leads would be greatly appreciated. 
> 
> Jerry Falo 
> 
> 
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> 
> Gerald A. Falo, Ph.D., CHP 
> Kadix Systems 
> U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine - Health 
> Physics Program 
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