Worker exposure to polyaromatic hydrocarbons at selected petroleum refinery process units, phase III survey report no. 7, Standard Oil Company of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio.

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Workers exposures to polyaromatic-hydrocarbons (PAHs) were determined at the Standard Oil Company (SIC-2911) in Toledo, Ohio, on May 28 to 30, 1980. The facility employed approximately 560 employees. The company maintained a safety and industrial hygiene program. Medical services were provided by a facility nurse and workers trained in first aid. Personal and area air samples were collected in the fluid catalytic cracker unit (FCCU) and delayed coker unit and area samples only were taken in the asphalt blower unit. All 25 of the personal and area air samples had detectable quantities of at least seven PAHs or groups of PAHs. The cumulative PAH concentration ranged from 1.6 micrograms per cubic meter for one personal sample to 57.4 micrograms for one location in the FCCU. The two upwind boundary samples were 1.11 and 0.05 micrograms per cubic meter. The authors conclude that the workers at this facility are exposed to low concentrations of several PAHs.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Cardiovascular System Computers Dust Laboratories Lung Occupational Health Respiratory System Safety
• Keywords:
  Air-sampling Field-Study NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Polynuclear-hydrocarbons Refineries Region-5
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Studies ; Industry Wide ; Field Studies ; Industry Wide
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies ; DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-41
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00123445
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, IWS 90-18, 1980 Oct; :1-41
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1981
• 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-512:35b6461e8515ec1eb195e59d9083ad46b8a08be99b16a46049ce0ffb620d7bdb896cf99035d3a0cd825d06b8610cf6072bba7de642e98f985322cb8712f62074
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/179481/cdc_179481_DS1.pdf
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