The use of surrogate testing is a valuable tool in ensuring that contained dust collectors are meeting several requirements including environmental, employee health and safety and production cleanliness and efficiency.

Traci Purdum, executive digital editor of Chemical Processing, spoke with David Steil, pharmaceutical market manager at Camfil Air Pollution Control, to better understand surrogate testing. David has a Bachelor of Science degree in safety and industrial hygiene. He spent more than 12 years with Wyeth Pharmaceuticals as a member of its corporate environment health and safety group. David is a member of the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineering and the American Industrial Hygiene Association.