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Table 2 Uncertainty due to high volume sampler ( V HVS ) for measuring volume of air at STP

From: Quantifying uncertainty in measurement of mercury in suspended particulate matter by cold vapor technique using atomic absorption spectrometry with hydride generator

Name of the site

Date of sampling

Sampling starting time

Sampling end time

Flow rate of air sampled through HVS (m3/min)

Time (in min.)

Volume of air processed through HVS (m3) V1

Atmospheric pressure measured on site (mbar)

Atmospheric pressure in mm of mercury (mbar × 0.75) P1

Average temperature of the sampling site (°C)

Average temperature of the sampling site (K) T1

Volume of air processed through HVS at STP (m3) [V HVS ]*

Heavy traffic site; Ashram zone (S-1)

31-1-08

9.10 am

5.30 pm

1.1

500

550

994.2

745.65

25.5

298.5

493.52

Industrial site; Azadpur zone (S-2);

1-2-08

10.0 am

5.00 pm

1.1

420

462

995.2

746.40

25.5

298.5

414.97

Densely populated + Traffic site Loni Road (S-3);

2-2-08

9.45 am

5.30 pm

1.1

465

511.5

993.6

745.20

26.5

299.5

457.16

Ambient site Pitampura zone (S-4);

3-2-08

9.45 am

5.30 pm

1.1

465

511.5

992.5

744.37

26.5

299.5

456.66

Traffic zone; Highway No. 56 (S-5);

4-2-08

10.30 am

6.30 pm

1.1

480

528

995.5

746.63

27.5

300.5

471.24

Industrial site; Nariana zone (S-6)

5-2-08

9.15 am

6.00 pm

1.1

425

467.5

996.3

747.22

27.5

300.5

417.58

Mixed site; NPL zone (S-7)

6-2-08

10.0 am

4.40 pm

1.1

400

440

992.8

744.60

27.5

300.5

391.63

  1. *[V HVS ] is calculated using equation -7, following section uncertainty evaluation due to volume of air processed through high Volume sampler in section- 8.