Properties, Behavior, and Measurement of Airborne Particles
WILLIAM C. HINDS, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at the UCLA School of Public Health. His primary research interest is fundamental and applied research related to aerosols and industrial control of airborne contaminants, including respiratory protection. A Diplomate of the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (comprehensive practice) and a Fellow of the American Industrial Hygiene Association, he has published numerous articles on aerosols.
Properties of Gases. Uniform Particle Motion. Particle Size Statistics. Straight-Line Acceleration and Curvilinear Particle Motion. Adhesion of Particles. Brownian Motion and Diffusion. Thermal and Radiometric Forces. Filtration. Sampling and Measurement of Concentration. Respiratory Deposition. Coagulation. Condensation and Evaporation. Atmospheric Aerosols. Electrical Properties. Optical Properties. Bulk Motion of Aerosols. Dust Explosions. Bioaerosols. Microscopic Measurement of Particle Size. Production of Test Aerosols. Appendices. Index.