NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
Environmental Protection Agency Pt. 763. Subpt. E, App. A
TABLE 1—NUMBER OF 200 MESH EM GRID OPENINGS
(0.0057 mm2) that NEED TO BE ANALYZED TO
MAINTAIN SENSITIVITY OF 0.005 STRUCTURES/CC
BASED ON VOLUME AND EFFECTIVE FILTER AREA
Effective Filter Area elective Filter Area
385samm ___ eSSsqmm
Volume fillers) » ol grid openlnQi
560 24 1,250 24
600 23 1,300 23
700 19 1,400 21
800 17 1,600 19
900 IS 1,800 17
1.000 14 2,000 15
1,100 12 2,200 14
I 1,200 11 2,400 13
I 1,300 10 2,800 12
Recommended 1,400 10 2,800 11 I
Volume 1,800 9 3,000 10 I
Range 1,600 6 3,200 9 Recommended
1 1,700 8 3,400 9 Volume
i 1,800 6 3,600 8 Range
1,900 7 3,800 8 I
2,000 7 4,000 8 I
2,100 6 4,200 7
2,200 6 4,400 7
2,300 6 4,600 7
2,400 6 4,800 6
2,500 5 5,000 6
2,600 5 5,200 6
2,700 5 5,400 6
2,800 5 5.600 5
2,900 5 5,800 5
3,000 5 6,000 5
3,100 4 6,200 5
3,200 4 6,400 5
3,300 4 6,600 5
3,400 4 6,800 4
3,500 4 7,000 4
3,600 4 7,200 4
3,700 4 7,400 4
3.800 4 7.600 4
Note minimum volumes required:
25 mm : 560 Hers
37mm ;l2S0Ulers
FMer dUmeter of 25 mm - sffscHva area of 385 sq mtn
FHer diameter o( 37 mm • enective area of 855 sq mm
20. Ensure that the sampler Is turned up 22. Ensure that the samples are stored in a
right before Interrupting the pump flow. secure and representative location.
21. Check that all samples are clearly la 23. Do not change containers If portions of
beled and that all pertinent information has these filters are taken for other purposes.
been enclosed before transfer of the samples 24. A summary of Sample Data (Juality Ob
to the laboratory. jectives is shown in the following Table 11:
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