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Review of Workplace Based Aerosol Sampler Comparison Studies, 2004–2020
We provide a narrative review on published peer-reviewed scientific literature reporting comparisons of personal samplers in workplace settings published between 2004 and 2020. Search terms were developed for Web of Science and PubMed bibliographic databases. The retrieved studies were then screened...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8296900/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34202035 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18136819 |
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author | Hanlon, James Galea, Karen S. Verpaele, Steven |
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description | We provide a narrative review on published peer-reviewed scientific literature reporting comparisons of personal samplers in workplace settings published between 2004 and 2020. Search terms were developed for Web of Science and PubMed bibliographic databases. The retrieved studies were then screened for relevance, with those studies meeting the inclusion criteria being taken forward to data extraction (22 studies). The inhalable fraction was the most common fraction assessed with the IOM sampler being the most studied sampler. The most common workplace environment where samplers had been compared was that where metals/metalloids were present. The requirements of EN13205 standard (Workplace exposure. Assessment of sampler performance for measurement of airborne particle concentrations) have also been considered, with these requirements not currently being met, or at least referred to, in the included published literature. A number of conclusions have been drawn from this narrative review. For studies that reported correction factors, no discernible trends could be identified. Correction factors also varied between samplers and settings, with correction factors varying from 0.67 for Button/IOM in agriculture settings to a correction factor of 4.2 for the closed face cassette/IOM samplers in aluminium smelters. The need for more detailed and informative data sharing from authors is highlighted, providing more context to both the sampling strategy and methodology, as well as the data analysis. It is recommended that the requirements of EN13205 are taken into account when designing sampler comparison studies at the workplace and that these are also reported. It is also considered that there is a need for a clear standardized workplace sampler comparison protocol to be developed, which can be used by the research and occupational hygiene community to allow more robust and transparent assessment of aerosol samplers and better-quality evidence for use by industrial hygienists, epidemiologists, and occupational safety specialists alike. |
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spelling | pubmed-82969002021-07-23 Review of Workplace Based Aerosol Sampler Comparison Studies, 2004–2020 Hanlon, James Galea, Karen S. Verpaele, Steven Int J Environ Res Public Health Review We provide a narrative review on published peer-reviewed scientific literature reporting comparisons of personal samplers in workplace settings published between 2004 and 2020. Search terms were developed for Web of Science and PubMed bibliographic databases. The retrieved studies were then screened for relevance, with those studies meeting the inclusion criteria being taken forward to data extraction (22 studies). The inhalable fraction was the most common fraction assessed with the IOM sampler being the most studied sampler. The most common workplace environment where samplers had been compared was that where metals/metalloids were present. The requirements of EN13205 standard (Workplace exposure. Assessment of sampler performance for measurement of airborne particle concentrations) have also been considered, with these requirements not currently being met, or at least referred to, in the included published literature. A number of conclusions have been drawn from this narrative review. For studies that reported correction factors, no discernible trends could be identified. Correction factors also varied between samplers and settings, with correction factors varying from 0.67 for Button/IOM in agriculture settings to a correction factor of 4.2 for the closed face cassette/IOM samplers in aluminium smelters. The need for more detailed and informative data sharing from authors is highlighted, providing more context to both the sampling strategy and methodology, as well as the data analysis. It is recommended that the requirements of EN13205 are taken into account when designing sampler comparison studies at the workplace and that these are also reported. It is also considered that there is a need for a clear standardized workplace sampler comparison protocol to be developed, which can be used by the research and occupational hygiene community to allow more robust and transparent assessment of aerosol samplers and better-quality evidence for use by industrial hygienists, epidemiologists, and occupational safety specialists alike. MDPI 2021-06-25 /pmc/articles/PMC8296900/ /pubmed/34202035 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18136819 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Hanlon, James Galea, Karen S. Verpaele, Steven Review of Workplace Based Aerosol Sampler Comparison Studies, 2004–2020 |
title | Review of Workplace Based Aerosol Sampler Comparison Studies, 2004–2020 |
title_full | Review of Workplace Based Aerosol Sampler Comparison Studies, 2004–2020 |
title_fullStr | Review of Workplace Based Aerosol Sampler Comparison Studies, 2004–2020 |
title_full_unstemmed | Review of Workplace Based Aerosol Sampler Comparison Studies, 2004–2020 |
title_short | Review of Workplace Based Aerosol Sampler Comparison Studies, 2004–2020 |
title_sort | review of workplace based aerosol sampler comparison studies, 2004–2020 |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8296900/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34202035 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18136819 |
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