Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-83-012-1354: Robert J. Goetz; Cincinnati, Ohio

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• Personal Author:
  Crandall, Michael S.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Environmental samples were analyzed for mercury (7439976) at the Robert Goetz Dental Clinic (SIC-8021), Cincinnati, Ohio, in December 1982 and January 1983. The survey was requested on behalf of three employees to evaluate exposure. A mercury sample was used to screen the clinic for mercury contamination. Personal breathing zone air samples were taken and analyzed for mercury vapors. Urine samples were collected from the dentist and dental assistant and analyzed for mercury. A hair sample was also collected and analyzed for mercury. Highest mercury exposures occurred during preparation of dental amalgam. A maximum concentration of 0.07 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3) was measured, approaching the OSHA standard of and 9.6 micrograms per liter for the dentist and dental assistant, respectively. These values were within the range of those not occupationally exposed. The hair sample contained 8.7 parts per million mercury. This measure was not significant since it did not correlate well with exposure to elemental mercury. The author concludes that there is no mercury exposure hazard. Proper storage and handling of mercury is recommended.
• Subjects:
  Dust Mercury Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Urine
• Keywords:
  Amalgam Preparation Breathing-atmospheres Employee-exposure Hazard-Unconfirmed HETA-83-012-1354 Industrial-medicine NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Offices Of Dentists OSHA Region 5 Urinalysis

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA830121354
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; 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:
  12 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00134369
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB85-164069
• 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 83-012-1354, 1983 Aug ; :1-10
• CAS Registry Number:
  Mercury (CAS RN 7439-97-6)
• Editor(s):
  Williams, Betty
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1983
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  8021 - Offices and clinics of dentists - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:acc0c48e07744f631d24ef193152c476e7523e9e6e9c72cd063aa6f07c80837fcb249cfdcc1289f8ac8271dce94894cc6eeaef805c49c24d3cdb05e59fb5cc6f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172857/cdc_172857_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.84 MB ]