Dioxin Registry Report. Report Prepared by Review Documents from Diamond Shamrock Corporation, Diamond Alkali Company, Newark, New Jersey [1986]

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• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Personal Author:
  Marlow, David A. ; Fingerhut, Marilyn A.
• Description:
  Occupational exposure to polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, and in particular 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (1746016) (2,3,7,8- TCDD) and hexachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (HxCDD) isomers, were investigated and compiled in the Dioxin Registry. The Diamond Alkali Company's facility, located in Newark, New Jersey, was one of 14 sites included in the Dioxin Registry. From 1951 to 1969, sodium- 2,4,5-trichlorophenate (136323), and 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic- acid (93765), esters, and amines were produced at this site. All were contaminated with 2,3,7,8-TCDD. Operators involved in the production of sodium-2,4,5-trichlorophenate had potential exposures to 2,3,7,8-TCDD while operating the autoclave reactor, collecting samples from the reactor, operating the dilution/filtration product recovery system, and operating the anisole still and product recovery system. The 2,3,7,8-TCDD concentrations associated with the autoclave reactor, dilution filtration, and anisole still were about 20, 10, and 70 micrograms/gram (microg/g), respectively. Reslurry tank and acidification tank operators preparing 2,4,5- trichlorophenoxyacetic-acid had potential 2,3,7,8-TCDD exposures of 20microg/g. Prior to 1967, the production and operator helpers performing formulations and aminizations were potentially exposed to 20microg/g 2,3,7,8-TCDD contamination. This level dropped after 1967 to 1 and 0.5microg/g, respectively, for each process. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Carcinogens Dioxins Hydrocarbons Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Preceptorship Safety
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Author; Region-2; IWS-117-16; NIOSH-Survey; Field-Study; Carcinogens; Dioxins; Chlorinated-hydrocarbons; Chemical-manufacturing-industry
• Source:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, IWS 117-16, 1986 Jun; :1-52
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  New Jersey ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  56 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00170403
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB87-222808
• CAS Registry Number:
  2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (CAS RN 1746-01-6) ; Sodium 2,4,5-trichlorophenolate (CAS RN 136-32-3) ; Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (CAS RN 93-76-5)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1986
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7b00e1d037a4bd16ac5c2a295669613dff68bc4c9da2f19632ebfc0da86386f0903bf2b1d9284e2f24cd40692f2e66bbdd05f8d9cf62c2cdd7ba3e096654081c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/120012/cdc_120012_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.17 MB ]