Determination of airborne crystalline silica.

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• Personal Author:
  Barltley DL ; Baron, PaulA ; Key-Schwartz, RosaJ ; Rice FL ; Schlecht PC
• Description:
  A variety of air sampling and analysis methods for determining workers' exposures to crystalline silica have been published by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), the United Kingdom Health and Safety Executive (UK-HSE) and others. The following chapter provides information on the structure of silica, health effects, airborne exposure standards, sampling considerations and analytical considerations. The purpose is to provide information to the industrial hygienist, chemist, laboratory manager and the client of laboratory services to make an informed decision on which crystalline silica method should be used, and the quality assurance procedures that should be employed to obtain accurate results.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Chemistry Chlorine Compounds Environmental Exposure Environmental Pollution Hydrocarbons Occupational Health Safety Spectrum Analysis
• Keywords:
  Air-sampling Airborne-particles Analytical-methods Exposure-assessment Exposure-levels Industrial-hygienists Laboratory-workers Occupational-exposure Silica-dusts Silicates Workers

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• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Chapter
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology ; EID - Education and Information Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  260-280
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20025653
• Citation:
  NIOSH manual of analytical methods, fourth edition - third supplement. Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2003-154, 2003 Mar; :260-280
• CAS Registry Number:
  Quartz (SiO2) (CAS RN 14808-60-7)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2003
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  NIOSH manual of analytical methods, fourth edition - third supplement
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/181255/cdc_181255_DS1.pdf
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