Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-85-334-1676: Olin Corporation; Marion, Illinois

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• Personal Author:
  Daniels, William J. ; Kramkowski, Richard S.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Exposures to polychlorinated-biphenyls (1336363) (PCBs) at the Olin Corporation (SIC-3482, SIC-3483), Marion, Illinois, were evaluated. The evaluation was requested by a representative of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, which leased the facility to Olin. Portions of the facility had previously been occupied by a manufacturer of PCB containing electrical components. General airborne and wipe samples were collected and analyzed by gas chromatography with electron capture detection. In occupied buildings, only one air sample contained PCBs above the limit of detection. This sample showed a concentration of 0.34 micrograms per cubic meter (microg/m3) of Arochlor-1242 (53469219). Airborne concentrations in unoccupied buildings ranged from 0.25 to 19.53microg/m3. Wipe samples in production areas of occupied buildings were below the limit of detection of 0.5microg/sample. Wipe samples from buildings used for shipping, receiving, and storage ranged from 1.2 to 3.2microg per 100 square centimeters (microg/100cm2). Surface PCB contamination concentrations in unoccupied buildings ranged from the detection limit to 980microg/100cm2. The authors conclude that no hazard from PCBs exists in areas of this facility occupied by personnel. Because PCBs are possible human carcinogens, it is recommended that steps be taken to further reduce surface contamination through systematic cleaning. Future use of presently unoccupied buildings would require more extensive decontamination operations.
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution, Indoor Dust Electricity Occupational Health Polychlorinated Biphenyls Safety
• Keywords:
  Air-contamination Ammunition, Except For Small Arms Arochlor 1242 Arochlor 1254 Chlorinated-phenyls Decontamination Electrical-industry Hazard-Unconfirmed HETA-85-334-1676 NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 5 PCBs Small Arms Ammunition

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA853341676
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; 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:
  22 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00163121
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB86-223971
• 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 85-334-1676, 1986 Mar ; :1-19
• CAS Registry Number:
  Polychlorinated biphenyl(s)-PCB(s) (CAS RN 1336-36-3) ; Aroclor 1242 (CAS RN 53469-21-9)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1986
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3482 - Small arms ammunition - (SIC) ; 3483 - Ammunition, except for small arms, not elsewhere classified - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c4a8d8ce081d6370dcf95c7abc052c5196294218374f1309e039c98cd366209b32fb1683f8b1b393f7755d208bc2b4d542457170e8c6067fd364e79f1ed10e39
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/174267/cdc_174267_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.57 MB ]