Worker exposure to polyaromatic hydrocarbons at selected petroleum refinery process units of Sun Oil Refinery, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Worker exposures to polyaromatic-hydrocarbons (PAHs) were surveyed at Sun Oil Refinery (SIC-2911) in Tulsa, Oklahoma from April 17 to 20, and December 3 to 5, 1979. The refinery employed about 850 workers. Personal and area air samples were collected on silver membrane filters and were analyzed for 23 individual PAHs by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. All samples contained detectable amounts of PAHs. Personal exposures to PAHs ranged from 1.4 to 70.8 micrograms per cubic meter, and most of the PAHs were 2 ring compounds. Naphthalene (91203) and its two methyl derivatives were the compounds found in the greatest concentrations. The authors conclude that workers at this refinery are exposed to numerous PAHs.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Health Personnel Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Air-contamination Contract-210-78-0082 Health-surveys Industrial-processes NIOSH-Contract Occupational-health-programs Workplace-studies
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Place as Subject:
  Oklahoma ; OSHA Region 6
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-58
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00107089
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1980 Aug; :1-58
• CAS Registry Number:
  Naphthalene (CAS RN 91-20-3)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1980
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2911 - Petroleum refining - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e6319a13a7464ef7e4643318c81be99539d93bdcb5031b713366bcdd2d9279c81154f66f03dbf7c064f3fe9fad24af68747eb4d3fc9d4df4222d2a7d4e747a23
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/179068/cdc_179068_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.31 MB ]