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Field-testing a new directional passive air sampler for fugitive dust in a complex industrial source environment. / Ferranti, Emma; Fryer, Matthew; Sweetman, Andrew et al.
In: Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts, Vol. 16, No. 1, 01.2014, p. 159-168.

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Ferranti E, Fryer M, Sweetman A, Solera Garcia MA, Timmis R. Field-testing a new directional passive air sampler for fugitive dust in a complex industrial source environment. Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts. 2014 Jan;16(1):159-168. Epub 2013 Nov 25. doi: 10.1039/C3EM00525A

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Ferranti, Emma ; Fryer, Matthew ; Sweetman, Andrew et al. / Field-testing a new directional passive air sampler for fugitive dust in a complex industrial source environment. In: Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts. 2014 ; Vol. 16, No. 1. pp. 159-168.

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abstract = "Quantifying the sources of fugitive dusts on complex industrial sites is essential for regulation and effective dust management. This study applied two recently-patented Directional Passive Air Sampler (DPAS) to measure the fugitive dust contribution from a Metal Recovery Plant (MRP) located on the periphery of a major steelworks site. The DPAS can collect separate samples for winds from different directions (12 x 30° sectors), and the collected dust may be quantified using several different measurement methods. The DPASs were located up and down-prevailing-wind of the MRP processing area to (i) identify and measure the contribution made by the MRP processing operation; (ii) monitor this contribution during the processing of a particularly dusty material; and (iii) detect any changes to this contribution following new dust-control measures. Sampling took place over a 12-month period and the amount of dust was quantified using photographic, magnetic and mass-loading measurement methods. The DPASs are able to effectively resolve the incoming dust signal from the wider steelworks complex, and also different sources of fugitive dust from the MRP processing area. There was no confirmable increase in the dust contribution from the MRP during the processing of a particularly dusty material, but dust levels significantly reduced following the introduction of new dust-control measures. This research was undertaken in a regulatory context, and the results provide a unique evidence-base for current and future operational or regulatory decisions.",
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