Technical Assistance Report No. TA-79-040-1033: Big Creek Water Pollution, Control Plant: Roswell, Georgia

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• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Personal Author:
  Salisbury, Stanley A. ; Baxter, Peter D.
• Description:
  Comprehensive environmental and medical surveys were conducted at the Big Creek Water Pollution Control Facility (SIC-4952) in Roswell, Georgia. From June, 1979, through March, 1980, and during September, 1980, and January, 1981. The surveys were requested by the Chief Engineer for the Fulton County Department of Public Works, in Atlanta, Georgia, on behalf of approximately 17 workers, several of whom had complained of headache, eye irritation, fatigue, dizziness, lethargy and chest tightness. No obvious source for the workers' symptoms could be detected in the investigation. The only significant amounts of toxic substances identified were the 1,1,1- trichloroethane (71556) and lighter alkane vapors detected in a sewer manhole. Immunologic testing against fungi and amoeba found in the facility environment were negative. Lung function tests of workers were within normal parameters. Blood tests were normal although seven workers had elevated immunoglobulin counts suggestive of a nonspecific immune response. The authors conclude that the cause of the reported symptoms could not be ascertained and recommended the use of gas detection equipment, air blowers to ventilate sewer lines, worker training in the use of self contained breathing apparatus, and regular medical monitoring of all employees. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety Sewage Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Author; NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report; TA-79-040-1033; Hazards-Unconfirmed; Region-4; Health-surveys; Sewage-industry; Industrial-hygiene
• Source:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, TA 79-040-1033, 1982 Jan; :1-32
• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study ; Technical Report
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 4 ; 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:
  1-32
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00123663
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB82-196817
• 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, TA 79-040-1033, 1982 Jan; :1-32
• CAS Registry Number:
  1,1,1-Trichloroethane (CAS RN 71-55-6)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1982
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  4952 - Sewerage systems - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173163/cdc_173163_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]