Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-86-510-2032: National Electric (Aptus), Incorporated; Coffeyville, Kansas

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• Personal Author:
  Bryant, Charles J. ; Galson, Steven K. ; Hartle, Richard W.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a request from the Director of the Air and Toxics Division of the Environmental Protection Agency, a study was made of possible health hazards at National Electric (Aptus) Incorporated (SIC-9999), Coffeyville, Kansas. This facility provided turnkey environmental services in polychlorinated-biphenyls (1336363) (PCBs) management, including materials such as transformers, capacitors, bulk oil, and PCB contaminated materials. Of 39 air samples tested for PCBs, 36 exceeded the NIOSH recommended exposure limit (REL) of 1.0 micrograms per cubic meter (m3). Of 42 surface samples for PCBs, 32 were above the guideline criteria of 100 micrograms per square meter (m2), and 20 were above 1000 micrograms/m2. Air samples for polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans ranged up to 0.33 picograms/m3, and surface samples ranged from 0.95 to 191 nanograms/m2. The author concludes that worker exposures to PCBs exceeded the NIOSH REL, and surface concentrations of PCBs and other contaminants also exceeded the guideline criteria. The author recommends specific measures to reduce the exposure levels and bring the operation within guidelines.
• Subjects:
  Carcinogens Environmental Pollution Hydrocarbons Occupational Health Polychlorinated Biphenyls Safety Waste Management
• Keywords:
  Chlorinated-hydrocarbons Environmental-contamination Hazard-Confirmed HETA-86-510-2032 NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Nonclassifiable Establishments, Polychlorinated Biphenyl Disposal OSHA Region 7 PCBs PCDDs PCDFs Polychlorinated Biphenyls Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans Waste-treatment

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA865102032
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Kansas ; OSHA Region 7
• 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:
  29 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00194790
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB91-115303
• 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 86-510-2032, 1990 Apr ; :1-34
• CAS Registry Number:
  Polychlorinated biphenyl(s)-PCB(s) (CAS RN 1336-36-3)
• Editor(s):
  Conway, Kathy
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1990
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  9999 - Nonclassifiable establishments - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:3fcc315db4fc45a379ee9262a9b2150f2d312dc179846a84d43fe72075f1aa737d5f8cbe2f4642c058b1914ce2a966253bc8430b90956beda55c2dd8b1188876
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171727/cdc_171727_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.08 MB ]