Study protocol: control of anesthetic gases in dental operatories.

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• Personal Author:
  Fischbach TJ ; Jensen PA ; McGlothlin, James D. ; Todd WF
• Description:
  An experimental design was developed to provide information which could be used to achieve airborne nitrous-oxide (10024972) (N2O) exposures for dental personnel of less than 25 parts per million as a time weighted average per dental procedure. The activities of various federal, professional and trade associations related to the dental field were noted. The physical properties of N2O were reviewed, along with systemic effects, human reproductive effects, animal studies, carcinogenicity, liver and kidney effects, and central nervous system effects. The concentrations of N2O in dental operatories measured during NIOSH hazard evaluation and technical assistance studies were considered, and the sources and distribution of N2O in dental suites were discussed. Principles of controlling the exposures were discussed, including the use of scavenging machines and proper ventilation systems.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Environmental Monitoring Explosions Explosive Agents Nitrogen Compounds Occupational Health Safety Solvents
• Keywords:
  Air-quality-control Air-quality-monitoring Control-technology Dentistry Indoor-air-pollution Indoor-environmental-quality NIOSH-Author Nitrogen-oxides Toxic-effects Ventilation-systems
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Other
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DPSE - Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-67
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00221252
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1988 Mar; :1-67
• CAS Registry Number:
  Nitrous oxide (CAS RN 10024-97-2)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1988
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Engineering Control Technology Branch, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, NIOSH, Cincinnati, Ohio, 67 pages, 63 references
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f48f9216fd738865b9a24feadf8abdbea7101faed87074ed287c0c5dd9616662ad732810710555c247c51f00a0cda80e781cbaf34e5ab7051321ca3c7793b848
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/180888/cdc_180888_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.92 MB ]