SSH ISO 19087:2018

Workplace air - Analysis of respirable crystalline silica by Fourier-Transform Infrared spectroscopy

Scope

This document is a standard for the analysis by Fourier-Transform Infrared (FTIR) of respirable crystalline silica (RCS) in samples of air collected on collection substrates (i.e. filters or foams). Three analytical approaches are described for whom the dust from the sample collection substrate is

a) analysed directly on sampled filter,

b) recovered, treated and deposited onto another filter for analysis, or

c) recovered, treated and pressed into a potassium bromide (KBr) pellet for analysis.
This document provides information on the instrumental parameters, the sensitivity of different sampling apparatus, the use of different filters and sample treatment to remove interference. In this document the expression RCS includes the most common polymorphs quartz and cristobalite.