BS ISO 16107:2007

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Symbols and abbreviated terms
5 Summary of test protocol
   5.1 Factors affecting performance
   5.2 "Accuracy" as providing a single performance value
         linking to measurement uncertainty
   5.3 Bias, intersampler variability and the effects of
        environmental uncertainty
   5.4 Reverse diffusion
   5.5 Capacity - Control of effects from interfering
        compounds
   5.6 Capacity overload detection
   5.7 Desorption efficiency
   5.8 Atmospheric pressure
   5.9 Wind direction
   5.10 Simplifications
6 Apparatus
   6.1 Exposure chamber specifications
   6.2 Controlled environmental conditions
   6.3 Inter-run variability
7 Reagents and materials
8 Procedure
9 Sampler performance classification
10 Accuracy
   10.1 General
   10.2 Accuracy range confidence limit
   10.3 Expanded uncertainty
11 Test report
Annex A (informative) Worked example - Program for
        diffusive sampler accuracy range calculation
Annex B (informative) Calculation of variances
Bibliography

Defines methods for evaluation of sampler performance in terms of workplace conditions: wind speed, humidity, temperature, atmospheric pressure, and analyte variation.

This International Standard specifies methods for evaluation of sampler performance in terms of workplace conditions: wind speed, humidity, temperature, atmospheric pressure, and analyte variation. The concise set of experiments specified aims to minimize cost to the user. The evaluation is limited to conditions commonly encountered in personal sampling in the indoor workplace setting, namely wind speeds of up to 0,5m/s and for sampling periods typically from 2h to 8h.

Static or area sampling, unlike personal sampling where movement of the subject is significant, may sometimes be subject to sampling-rate reduction due to stagnation at very low wind speeds. This International Standard therefore does not apply to wind speeds of less than 0,1m/s relative to static samplers. Samplers are also tested for compliance with the manufacturer\'s stated limits on capacity, possibly in the presence of interfering compounds. Given a suitable exposure chamber, the sampler evaluation protocol can be extended to cover sampler use for other sampling periods and conditions.

This International Standard indicates how to measure diffusive sampler uncertainty for characterizing concentration estimates obtained subsequent to the evaluation. It is impractical continually to re-evaluate diffusive sampler performance under various environmental conditions prevailing during application.

NOTE1 In this International Standard, the confidence level for the initial method evaluation becomes an integral part of the measurement uncertainty. This approach slightly broadens the statistical protocols given in ISO Guide98:1995. Furthermore, the possibility of sampler errors related to correctible sampler bias is addressed.

NOTE2 This International Standard is an extension of previous research on diffusive samplers (References [1] to [17] inclusive and EN838).