Surface Contamination

Surface Contamination presents the proceedings of first International Symposium on Surface Contamination, held at Gatlinburg, Tennessee in June 1964. The meeting discusses the potential hazards brought about by noxious contaminants on surfaces; the effects of contamination to human health and safety; and the integrity of scientific and technical machinery and products in meeting the exacting requirements. The book contains the work of experts from different technical and administrative disciplines. Areas covered include fundamental research on redispersible and evaporable contamination, including radioactive, biological, chemical, and abrasive contaminants. Administrative and technical problems on radioactive surface contamination control criteria; measurement techniques; environmental control of surface contamination; dissemination of airborne microorganisms; radioactive contamination control applications; biological and chemical surface contamination; insurance and economics; and decontamination are tackled as well. The text will be a good source of information for ecologists, environmentalists, chemists, biologists, students, and policymakers.

PrefaceAerosol Properties Related to Surface ContaminationLight Scattering Instrumentation for Counting and Sizing ParticlesPredicting the Health Hazard: The Aerodynamic Classification of Airborne ParticlesThe Sorption of Gas by an Oil-coated SolidThe Wetting Characteristics of Metal Surfaces (Abstract)The Quantitative Detection of Surface Contaminants by Evaporative Rate Measurements (Abstract)The Adsorption of Various Radioisotopes Upon Selected MaterialsMechanisms of Dust RedispersionDirect Observation of Particle Re-entrainment from SurfacesAdhesion of Radioactive Glass Particles to Solid SurfacesThe Resuspension of Particulate Material from SurfacesRedispersion of Settled ParticulatesSome Experiments to Determine the Resuspension Factor of Plutonium from Various SurfacesThe Relationship between Surface and Airborne ContaminationThe Rotating Disk as an Aerosol Sampler in the Sub-micron RangeThe Deposition of Particles from Moving AirTransport and Deposition of Contamination from an Instantaneous SourceDeposition of Sub-micron - Size Particles in Ventilation DuctsThe Concept of Derived Working Limits for Surface ContaminationConsiderations Involved in Developing Surface Contamination Control Criteria (Abstract)Permissible Contamination LimitsConsiderations sur les Normes de Contamination de SurfaceThe Establishment of Limits for Radioactive Surface ContaminationStudies of the Significance of Surface ContaminationA Method for Evaluating Surface Contamination of Soft Beta EmittersEvaluation of 90SR+90Y Surface Contamination using Radiation Survey InstrumentsPerformance of Surface Contamination Detectors for Ontario Hydro Maximum Permissible Levels of Surface ContaminationTechniques for Assessing "Removable" Surface ContaminationNonvolatile Residue NephelometerPreparation of Standardized Test DustsAir Flow in Conventional and "Laminar" Flow Clean Hoods (Movie)Some New Devices used in Plutonium Contamination ControlAutonetics Clean Room Training ProgramsProposed Designations for Airborne and Surface Contaminants of Aerospace Components and FacilitiesElimination of Gaseous Surface ContaminationEstimation of the Dose Rate of Fallout deposition by X-ray SpectrometryOvercoming Accumulation of Particulate Matter in Clean Room Atmospheres with Direct Re-filtering DevicesEffect of Ventilation on Distribution of Airborne Microbial Contamination - Laboratory StudiesEffect of Ventilation on Distribution of Airborne Microbial Contamination - Field StudiesDissemination of Airborne Microorganisms in an Institutional EnvironmentPlutonium Monitoring Techniques for ZPR-IIIPractical Aspects of Surface Contamination Control at A.W.R.E.Environmental Radioactivity and Body BurdenBiological and Chemical Surface Contamination-a Recurring ProblemA Technique for Measurement of Microbial Contamination on Flat SurfacesA Preliminary Investigation of Microbial Surface Contamination in Various Clean Room EnvironmentsThe Significance of Beryllium Surface Contamination to HealthA Study of Beryllium Surface Contamination and ResuspensionEconomics of Surface contamination as Related to InsuranceContamination Control and Decontamination Problems Associated with the Medical Use of Radium (Abstract)Economics of Building DecontaminationApplication au Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires de Saclay des Techniques Modernes de DecontaminationOn the Removal of Radioactive Surface ContaminationThe Decontamination Service at A.E.R.E.Index