Re: Dust Loading on Air Samples

["Fritz A. Seiler" <faseiler@nmia.com>]

At 12:17 PM 5/9/97 -0500, you wrote:
>     I am in the process of quantifying the effects of ambient dust loading 
>     on air sample filter papers, specifically for alpha-emitters.  My 
>     literature search has yielded somewhat limiting results.  I would 
>     appreciate any information, references, guidance, or good-ol' fashion 
>     know-how that you can provide. 
>     
>     Thanks
>     
>     Steve Epperson
>     Savannah River Site
>     Phone: 803-725-2193
>     Fax: 803-725-0414
>     e-mail: steve.epperson@srs.gov
>

        Dear Steve,

About 10 years ago we had a problem with salt-loading of air 
filters at the Wipp.  We published the results on the 
degradation of the alpha spectra in the paper: Seiler, Newton, 
and Guilmette, "Continuous Monitoring for Airborne Alpha-
Emitters in a Dusty Atmosphere," Health Physics, 54, 503-515,
1988.  I hope it helps, 

Fritz Seiler
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Fritz A. Seiler
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