Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-88-207-2195: Northwest Incinerator; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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• Personal Author:
  Bryant, Charles J. ; Kinnes, Gregory M.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a request from the City of Philadelphia and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, District Council 33, Local 427, an evaluation was undertaken of possible hazardous working conditions at the Northwest Incinerator (SIC-4953), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Full shift personal breathing zone and general area air samples were analyzed for polychlorinated dibenzodioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs), total dust, respirable dust, crystalline silica (14808607), and metals. Airborne concentrations of respirable nuisance dust were all well below the permissible exposure limits. Concentrations of PCDDs/PCDFs expressed as 2,3,7,8- tetrachloro-dibenzo-p-dioxin (1746016) (TCDD) equivalents ranged from 0.01 to 12.8 picograms per cubic meter. There was also significant lead (7439921) surface contamination in one wipe sample. The authors conclude that possible exposures to PCDDs/PCDFs via inhalation and from surface contamination did exist. The facility ceased operations immediately after the evaluation. The authors recommend measures to cut down on exposure should the site be reopened for use or remediation.
• Subjects:
  Dioxins Dust Environmental Monitoring Metals Metals, Heavy Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Silicon Dioxide Waste Management
• Keywords:
  Air-quality-monitoring Ash Cadmium Hazard-Confirmed Heavy-metals HETA-88-207-2195 Incinerator Lead Metal-dusts Metals Nickel NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Occupational-exposure OSHA Region 3 Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans Refuse Systems Silica Waste-disposal

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA882072195
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Pennsylvania ; OSHA Region 3
• 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:
  26 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Hartle, Richard W. ; DeArmond, Larry
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00206945
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB92-193986
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, Ohio: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, HETA 88-207-2195, 1992 Mar ; :1-28
• CAS Registry Number:
  Silica, Crystalline (CAS RN 14808-60-7) ; 2,3,7, 8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (CAS RN 1746-01-6) ; Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1992
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  4953 - Refuse systems - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:02d79a675acf9f97af24597c311b246f2fd4c9057646c1290da43e820cc4c6b95695b3c570ff35eee0168f197f0d789c06ec38cde245f924849aa79db84930ce
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171591/cdc_171591_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 190.46 KB ]