Trichloroethylene Exposure – Pennsylvania

Details

• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• Personal Author:
  Pearson, L. ; Lindemuth, E. ; Witte, E. J.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  On July 17, 1979, a pipe leading to an outdoor storage tank at a metal-tube manufacturing plant in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, ruptured and released 1,900 gallons of trichloroethylene (TCE), a solvent commonly used in industry for removing grease. The TCE drained through the soil into ground water and flowed over the surface into Perkiomen Creek, killing many fish. Several subsequent investigations by CDC illustrate the problems resulting when industrial toxins cross factory boundaries, causing environmental contamination, and show that responsible action by workers and plant management can sharply reduce toxic chemical exposure at its source. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources found TCE in 70 of 100 well-water samples in Montgomery County. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Community Health Services Energy Metabolism Environmental Exposure Environmental Pollution Hazardous Substances Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Safety Safety Management Solvents Trichloroethylene Urine

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• Keywords:
  Chemical hazards; Trichloroethylene; Solvents; Toxins; Outdoors; Environmental contamination; Environmental hazards; Manufacturing; Industrial wastes; Ground water; Water analysis; Water supply; Safety monitoring; Sampling; Community health; Exposure assessment; Exposure levels; Health effects; Urinalysis; Metabolites; Recommended Exposure Limits; RELs; Time weighted average exposure
• Source:
  MMWR 1981 May; 30(19):226,231-233
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Pennsylvania
• 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:
  5 pdf pages
• Volume:
  30
• Issue:
  19
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20055439
• Citation:
  MMWR 1981 May; 30(19):226,231-233
• CAS Registry Number:
  Trichloroethylene (CAS RN 79-01-6)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1981
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:3d2cb65c771b4c3843cb2453e50657c7b08cb49f2e079c7eca44c217c7213f7d292b9654ec5c5e8207ae9bd0c0ac9ce0179218a94655e1e0b773df1617a5848d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/183314/cdc_183314_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 500.17 KB ]