Worker exposure to vinyl chloride in vinyl chloride and polyvinyl chloride production and fabrication.

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• Personal Author:
  Jones JH
• Description:
  In assessment of worker exposure to vinyl-chloride (75014) (VC) and polyvinyl-chloride (9002862) (PVC) was reported. Toxicological data were presented, including acute and chronic animal and human studies, as well as reported worker exposures. Common methods of VC production, including the acetylene-hydrogen-chloride, oxyhydrochlorination, and ethylene-dichloride pyrolysis processes were described. A description of PVC polymerization processes, including suspension, emulsion, bulk and solution polymerization, were presented. A study to determine worker exposure to VC in monomer, polymerization and fabrication plants was described. Monomer and fabrication plant personnel had generally low levels of VC exposure, as compared to workers in polymerization plants. Workers in polymerization plants had the highest VC exposures. The author concludes that VC concentrations in polymerization plants are hazardous to the workers.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Asbestos Dust Inorganic Chemicals Microbiology Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Chlorinated-ethylenes Industrial-hygiene Industrial-processes Medical-research Occupational-medicine Toxicology
• Document Type:
  Text
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-196
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00121751
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1977 Aug; :1-196
• CAS Registry Number:
  Vinyl chloride (CAS RN 75-01-4) ; Poly(vinyl chloride) (CAS RN 9002-86-2)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1977
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  NIOSH, U.S. Department of H.E.W., Cincinnati, Ohio, 196 pages, 139 references
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d72b6a3f5a9f398dc481943b1683d376ea663083fea144a053bcf025c951d97ad6d53b3f96245536085760b88769268e252f238a010ba0cb8e1392ea691adfa0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/179422/cdc_179422_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 5.15 MB ]