Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-81-451-1137: Fordham University; New York, New York

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• Personal Author:
  Baker, Dean B. ; Fannick, Nicholas L.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  A health hazard evaluation for organic vapors and ionizing radiation was conducted at Fordham University (SIC-8221), Lincoln Center, New York because of concern about increased cancer incidence. The university's administration requested the survey which was conducted on October 7, 1981. Sampling was performed for carbon-dioxide (124389) (CO2), carbon-monoxide (630080) (CO), formaldehyde (50000), organic vapors, and acidic gases. Ionizing radiation was measured. Previously reported medical findings of the New York State Department of Health were evaluated. The concentrations of CO2 ranged from 300 to 500 parts per million (ppm) compared to an OSHA standard of 1000ppm, and CO concentrations ranged from 2 to 5ppm, compared to the 35ppm standard. No formaldehyde nor significant organic vapors were detected. Ionizing radiation was found to be at normal background. The authors conclude that no health hazard exists in the survey area and there is no excess of malignant disorders among the workers.
• Subjects:
  Environmental Monitoring Neoplasms Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Radiation Safety
• Keywords:
  Air-quality-measurement Air-sampling Carbon Dioxide Carbon Monoxide Formaldehyde Hazards-Unconfirmed HETA-81-451-1137 Hydrocarbons Indoor Air Pollution Ionizing Radiation NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Occupational-exposure Office-workers OSHA Region 2 Universities

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA814511137
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• 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:
  9 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00127274
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB84-139419
• 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 81-451-1137, 1982 Jul ; :1-7
• CAS Registry Number:
  Carbon dioxide (CAS RN 124-38-9) ; Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0) ; Formaldehyde (CAS RN 50-00-0)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1982
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  8221 - Colleges and universities - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:35e6295ff086a62f42ea122e4a4b2c219d611d1fc750d1388c4d10a52090da5cd25dd8e316c1e9913d853f49085643a986cca66fe46a92280072ea1bb103cf02
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173118/cdc_173118_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.14 MB ]