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1School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, U.S.A.
Abstract:
Convective transport in diffusive samplers was determined by the loss of a dilute dye solution from these samplers while held in a water bath. The water flow in the bath was adjusted to give the same Reynolds number had the diffusive sampler been exposed to an airborne analyte at a predetermined flow velocity. By numerical analysis, estimates were made of the degree of interference of convection on sampler performance. The results indicate an enormous difference between commercial diffusive samplers with respect to the effect of convection on the transport of analyte into the sampler.
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