Survey for n-nitroso compounds at White and Bagley Company, Worcester, Massachusetts.

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• Personal Author:
  Wolf M ; Young R
• Description:
  A hazard evaluation and technical assistance survey of White and Bagley Company, Worcester, Massachusetts, to determine the extent of exposure to N-nitroso compounds of employees involved in the manufacture of cutting fluids and lubricants (SIC-2992) is reported. Bulk air samples were taken from separate areas in the manufacturing process. N-nitrosodiethanolamine (55185) (NDEIA) was detected in concentrations from 20 to 500ppm in all samples except one. An unidentified nonpolar triethanolamine (121448) (TEA) responding material was also observed. The presence of NDEIA represents a potential hazard through dermal contact or inhalation. The occurrence of NDEIA in the sampled TEA storage tank was considered an obvious source of contamination. However, a sample of grinding concentrate contained 7 times as much NDEIA as would come from the TEA used alone, and the packaged product contained almost 90 times the level of NDEIA expected if TEA were the only source of contamination.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Automobiles Occupational Health Safety Vehicle Emissions Ventilation
• Keywords:
  Air-contamination Air-quality-measurement Cutting-oils Field-Study Industrial-hygiene Lubricating-oils NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Publication Petroleum-products Petroleum-products-industry Region-1 Tertiary-amines

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• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Studies ; Industry Wide
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 1 ; 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:
  1-8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00080650
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, IWS 72-11, 1977 Dec; :1-8
• CAS Registry Number:
  Diethylnitrosamine (CAS RN 55-18-5) ; Triethylamine (CAS RN 121-44-8)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1978
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2992 - Lubricating oils and greases - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f3500fba658e26460d53699e2a7b9ff70f7e1430f6a70095e2231e893e07b750cc535a516a831cf19515505842e8820cf501175b5546f14895e0fe428182d1d6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/178882/cdc_178882_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 296.63 KB ]