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Hollywood, California
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1982/05/01
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Description:Personal and area air samples were collected in two film laboratories (SIC-7819) in Hollywood, California for formaldehyde (50000), acetic-acid (64197), and organic solvents. Evaluation was requested by the Film Technicians Local No. 683 and was performed in 1980 and 1981. A medical questionnaire was distributed. Formaldehyde concentrations were below California/OSHA standards of 2 parts per million in one laboratory. Acetic acid was under the limit of detection of 0.05 milligrams. In the second laboratory, organic vapor and acetic-acid were below evaluation criteria except for methyl-chloroform (71556) which showed one area sample concentration of 4431 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3) (NIOSH standard is 1900mg/m3) but this was not an area where employees were normally exposed. Formaldehyde concentrations in this laboratory occasionally exceeded evaluation standards 5-fold. Symptoms reported were: persistent irritant contact dermatitis
eye and upper respiratory irritation
transient defatting dermatitis
and anesthetic effects on fingers. The group exposed to final products reported irritation to eyes and upper respiratory system. The bleach accelerator process produced severe dermatitis in a high proportion of workers
organic solvents and residual formaldehyde in final products produced milder symptoms. The authors conclude that employees are overexposed only to formaldehyde at one laboratory.
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Pages in Document:34 pdf pages
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Contributor:Belanger, Pierre L.
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NIOSHTIC Number:nn:00127502
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NTIS Accession Number:PB84-140094
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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 80-144-1109, 1982 May;:1-31;
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