The purpose of this paper is to describe instrumentation to aerodynamically size suspended particulates found in ambient air and to summarize results of field testing utilizing the new technique. A four-stage, multiorifice high-volume fractionating impactor with backup filter, which can be operated as a component of the standard high-volume sampler, collects particulate matter in five separate aerodynamic size ranges: 7 micrometer (μm) or larger, 3.3 to 7 μm, 2.0 to 3.3 μm, 1.1 to 2.0 μm, and 0.01 to 1.1 μm. Comparative field tests utilizing duplicate sampling techniques were conducted to determine the feasibility of using the size fractionator on a routine basis in field operations. Verification of the actual particle size separation was not undertaken; however, earlier tests utilizing laboratory-generated aerosols have been performed with satisfactory results. The results of field tests indicate that the fractionator can be used to determine the aerodynamic size distribution of particulate matter. A glass fiber surface with a pH of 11.0 was found to adsorb atmospheric acid gases during sampling and thus gave erroneous mass concentration results when compared to the standard high-volume sampler. Glass fiber filters with a pH of 6.5 eliminated the acid gas adsorption.