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HOMEWORK (Introduction to Calculations)

PROBLEM 1
If the flowrate was 2.2 liters/minute and sampling was done for 3 hours and 15 minutes.
What is the total volume of air sampled
1. in liters?
2. in m​3​?
PROBLEM 2
Sampling was done in a cement factory where crystalline silica: 1.33%. Calculate for
the:
3. TLV for the total dust
4. TLV for respirable dust
PROBLEM 3
The following are worker's exposure level to lead fumes:
● 2 hours and 45 minutes at 0.12 mg/m​3
● 4 hours at 0.25 mg/m​3
● 1 hour and 15 minutes at 0.15 mg/m​3

5. Compute for the TWA concentration

6. Evaluate the computed TWA concentration
PROBLEM 4
Sampling using charcoal tubes was done in a paint factory. A personal sampling pump
with a flow rate of 0.20 liters per minute was turned on at 8:00 AM and turned off at
11:35 AM. Upon gas chromatography analysis, the following organic solvents were
found in the charcoal tube:
Toluene: 8835.12 ug MW: 92.13 g/mole
Methyl ethyl ketone: 4414.02 ug MW: 72.10 g/mole
Ethyl Acetate: 3312.50 ug MW: 88.10 g/mole
Blank sample: 0 ug
7. What is the TLV-TWA (Philippine standard) in ppm of toluene? Methyl ethyl
ketone? Ethyl acetate?
8. What is the concentration of toluene in mg/m​3​?? In ppm?
9. What is the concentration of methyl ethyl ketone in mg/m​3​? In ppm?
10. What is the concentration of ethyl acetate in mg/m​3​? In ppm?