Industrial hygiene report survey for n-nitroso compounds at Blue Side Tannery, St. Joseph, Missouri.

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• Personal Author:
  Coombs J ; Fajen J ; Reisch J ; Rounbehler DP
• Description:
  Worker exposures to N-nitroso compounds were determined at the Blue Side Tannery (SIC-3111) in St. Joseph, Missouri, on January 16, 1979. The survey was part of an NIOSH study of worker's exposure to N-nitroso compounds in various industrial settings. The company employed about 134 workers. Twenty one air samples and eight bulk samples were collected and analyzed for N-nitroso compounds and their precursors. N-nitrosodimethylamine (62759) (NDMA) was present in all interior air samples, and ranged from 0.2 to 2.1 micrograms per cubic meter. None of the process water bulk samples contained measurable amounts of NDMA, although 1.4 to 2.5 micrograms per milliliter of NDMA were found after nitrosation of three of the eight samples. All of the morpholine spiked thermosorb tubes contained N-nitrosomorpholine (59892), indicating the presence of a nitrosating agent in the air.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Chemistry Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Safety Toxicology Workplace
• Keywords:
  Air-contamination Air-sampling Control-methods Field-Study Health-surveys Industrial-health-programs Industrial-processes NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Region-7 Workplace-studies

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• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Studies ; Industry Wide
• Place as Subject:
  Missouri ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 7
• 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:
  1-18
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00111589
• 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 72-33, 1979 Oct; :1-18
• CAS Registry Number:
  N-Nitrosodimethylamine (CAS RN 62-75-9) ; Nitrosomorpholine (CAS RN 59-89-2)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1980
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3111 - Leather tanning and finishing - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4080a937ce40a1e03af5f9421a0714853442861c3d86e19d4963c00b93dfdece5eefb55c80b6147768e722cbf702b25be5a27d1c9db6bc691aa3521f98bcfdf9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/179100/cdc_179100_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.22 MB ]