Powder measurement

Dust Measurement
Dust Measurement

Dust is not only found in homes, but also in industrial plants and businesses, and is a serious risk to workers' health. Particularly in some sectors, dust generated during activities creates serious hazards to employee health. Not only in terms of employee health, dust also causes malfunctioning machines and malfunctions. It causes enterprises to experience time, labor and material losses.

Technically, if the size of small particles in the air is smaller than 300 microns, these are called dust. The human eye can only see 50 micron size dust with the naked eye. Particles smaller than 10 microns can reach the lungs of humans. It is known that particles smaller than 5 microns can reach the capillaries. Those smaller than 1 microns can be transported to other organs through blood. These particles, which are very small, have a risk of accumulating in the body. It causes a number of lung diseases due to the accumulation of dust in the lungs and textural reactions.

Dusts in the working environment have various properties according to the field of activity of the enterprise. While some of them cause poisoning in the body, some are cancerous and some are allergic. Some powders are organic powders such as vegetable and animal powders, and some are inorganic powders such as chemical and natural compounds.

Dust and air quality measurements are carried out by authorized laboratories within the scope of the relevant legal regulations. There are many standards for these measurements. Some of these are:

  • TS 2361 Air pollution measurement methods Determination of the amount of suspended substances in the air
  • TS EN 12341 Ambient air - Standard gravimetric measurement method for the determination of PM10 or PM2,5 mass concentrations of suspended particulate matter
  • TS 2342 Air pollution measurement methods directional precipitation measuring device installation and operation method
  • EPA Method 17: 2000 TS EN 13649 Regulation on Control of Air Pollution from Industrial Plants