Abstract
The evaluation and control of the workplace environment and worker exposures to air contaminants require an understanding of the levels of those air contaminants. In the past 20 years, the emphasis has been on monitoring specific chemical vapors and aerosols. The approach that has been taken, the reason for that approach, and the progress that has been made are the primary topics of this article. Another topic of this article concerns the future of workplace monitoring with regard to new instrumentation, instrument and computer networking, the growth of biotechnology, and concerns about indoor/office environments and the agriculture setting. Bierbaum, P.J.; Doemeny, L.J.; Smith, J.P.; Abell, M.T.: U.S. Approach for Air Sampling of Workplace Contaminants: Current Basis and Future Options. Appl. Occup. Environ. Hyg. 8(4):247-250; 1993.