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NIOSH Method 0600 for Respirable Dust

This document summarizes the NIOSH method for sampling and measuring particulates not otherwise regulated that are respirable, which are aerosols collected with a 4-μm median cut point. The method involves using a cyclone sampler attached to a filter to collect respirable particulates, which are then measured gravimetrically by weighing the filter. The method has a working range of 0.5-10 mg/m3 and can measure the mass of any non-volatile respirable dust, though results may be biased depending on dust size distribution. Interfering factors include non-respirable particles larger than 10 μm and overloading or water saturation of the dust sample.

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NIOSH Method 0600 for Respirable Dust

This document summarizes the NIOSH method for sampling and measuring particulates not otherwise regulated that are respirable, which are aerosols collected with a 4-μm median cut point. The method involves using a cyclone sampler attached to a filter to collect respirable particulates, which are then measured gravimetrically by weighing the filter. The method has a working range of 0.5-10 mg/m3 and can measure the mass of any non-volatile respirable dust, though results may be biased depending on dust size distribution. Interfering factors include non-respirable particles larger than 10 μm and overloading or water saturation of the dust sample.

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PARTICULATES NOT OTHERWISE REGULATED, RESPIRABLE

0600
DEFINITION: aerosol collected by sampler CAS: None RTECS: None
with 4-µm median cut point

METHOD: 0600, Issue 3 EVALUATION: FULL Issue 1: 15 February 1984


Issue 3: 15 January 1998

OSHA: 5 mg/m³ PROPERTIES: contains no asbestos and quartz less than 1%;
NIOSH: no REL penetrates non-ciliated portions of respira-
ACGIH: 3 mg/m³ tory system

SYNONYMS: nuisance dusts; particulates not otherwise classified

SAMPLING MEASUREMENT

SAMPLER: CYCLONE + FILTER (10-mm nylon cyclone, TECHNIQUE: GRAVIMETRIC (FILTER WEIGHT)
Higgins-Dewell [HD] cyclone, or aluminum
cyclone + tared 5-µm PVC membrane) ANALYTE: mass of respirable dust fraction

FLOW RATE: nylon cyclone: 1.7 L/min BALANCE: 0.001 mg sensitivity; use same balance
HD cyclone: 2.2 L/min before and after sample collection
Al cyclone: 2.5 L/min
CALIBRATION: National Institute of Standards and
VOL-MIN: 20 L @ 5 mg/m³ Technology Class S-1.1 or ASTM Class 1
-MAX: 400 L weights

SHIPMENT: routine RANGE: 0.1 to 2 mg per sample

SAMPLE ESTIMATED LOD: 0.03 mg per sample


STABILITY: stable
PRECISION: <10 µg with 0.001 mg sensitivity balance;
BLANKS: 2 to 10 field blanks per set <70 µg with 0.01 mg sensitivity balance
[3]
ACCURACY

RANGE STUDIED: 0.5 to 10 mg/m³ (lab and field)

BIAS: dependent on dust size distribution [1]

OVERALL
PRECISION ( ): dependent on size distribution [1,2]

ACCURACY: dependent on size distribution [1]

APPLICABILITY: The working range is 0.5 to 10 mg/m³ for a 200-L air sample. The method measures the mass concentration
of any non-volatile respirable dust. In addition to inert dusts [4], the method has been recommended for respirable coal
dust. The method is biased in light of the recently adopted international definition of respirable dust, e.g., ≈ +7% bias for
non-diesel, coal mine dust [5].

INTERFERENCES: Larger than respirable particles (over 10 µm) have been found in some cases by microscopic analysis
of cyclone filters. Over-sized particles in samples are known to be caused by inverting the cyclone assembly. Heavy dust
loadings, fibers, and water-saturated dusts also interfere with the cyclone’s size-selective properties. The use of conductive
samplers is recommended to minimize particle charge effects.

OTHER METHODS: This method is based on and replaces Sampling Data Sheet #29.02 [6].

NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods (NMAM), Fourth Edition

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