Results of air samples at National Gypsum, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Lynch, Jeremiah R.

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Results of air samples at National Gypsum, New Orleans, Louisiana.

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1968/01/01
By Lynch, Jeremiah R. ; Lynch, Jeremiah R.

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English

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Personal Author:

Lynch, Jeremiah R. ; Lynch, Jeremiah R.
Description:

Worker exposures to asbestos (1332214) were surveyed at the National Gypsum Company (SIC-3275) in New Orleans, Louisiana, in March, 1967. Air sampling was conducted using the impinger and membrane filter methods. Breathing zone samples taken with the impinger ranged from impinger samples ranged from 0.3 to 5.4mppcf. Breathing zone samples taken with a membrane filter ranged from unmeasureable to 61.4 fibers greater than 5 microns in length per cubic centimeter (f/cc). Personal membrane filter samples ranged from 0.1 to 28.0f/cc.
Subjects:

Accidents, Occupational Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Sex Characteristics Urogenital System
Keywords:

Air-contamination Air-quality Airborne-dusts Field-Study IWS-32-39a Mineral-dusts NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Region-6 Sampling-methods Workplace-studies
Document Type:

Text
Place as Subject:

Louisiana ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 6
CIO:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Division:

DFSCI - Division of Field Studies and Clinical Investigations ; DFSCI - Division of Field Studies and Clinical Investigations
Topic:

Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America ; North America
Pages in Document:

1-7
NIOSHTIC Number:

nn:00106040
Citation:

NIOSH 1968 Jan; :1-7
CAS Registry Number:

Asbestos (CAS RN 1332-21-4) ; Asbestos (CAS RN 1332-21-4)
Federal Fiscal Year:

1968
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

3275 - Gypsum products - (SIC)
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Main Document Checksum:

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File Language:

English

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