Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-83-424-1403: Ozark National Scenic Riverways; Van Buren, Missouri

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• Personal Author:
  Carson, George A.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Exposures to chlordane (12789036) were investigated in September, 1983 at the Ozark National Scenic Riverways (SIC-2879), National Park Service In Van Buren, Missouri. The evaluation was requested by an unspecified individual on behalf of employees living in 58 residential buildings that had been sprayed for termites with chlordane. Residents reported strong and consistent odors since the spraying. Air samples were collected in six representative buildings, and in one building that had been treated twice
  
  bulk soil and wood chip samples as well as swipe samples were also taken. Chlordane concentrations ranged from 0.35 to 27 micrograms per cubic meter (microg/m3) in air samples
  
  no comparative OSHA standard was provided. Bulk samples contained 920 to 1800microg/m3 chlordane, while swipe samples contained 0.13 to 7.3microg/m3. The author concludes that a potential hazard due to chlordane exposure exists for residents of the sprayed buildings. The building that had been sprayed twice should be vacated and left empty until chlordane concentrations reach 5microg/m3 or less. Personal protective equipment is recommended for both primary and secondary site decontamination operations, and additional sampling of all sprayed buildings is suggested. Chlordane should not be used for termite control, and monitoring should accompany any future pesticide applications.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution, Indoor Forestry Insecticides Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Air-contamination Chlordane Exposure-limits Hazards-Confirmed NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 7 Pesticides And Agricultural Chemicals, Not Elsewhere Classified Private Residences Soil-analysis

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA834241403
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Missouri ; 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:
  1-17
• Contributor:
  Jenkins, Ellen
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00149670
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB85-179182
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, HETA 83-424-1403, 1984 Jan ; :1-17
• CAS Registry Number:
  Chlordane (CAS RN 12789-03-6)
• Editor(s):
  Lake, Linda
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1984
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2879 - Agricultural chemicals, not elsewhere classified - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7e11957ce972d0493fe9a6117c81942420dacad86f3902646022ea4d62a3dafec787b0edb372739df78dcc7a5da82b61c6472ddbceaac8f7caf19628e48ed828
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172687/cdc_172687_DS1.pdf
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