Development of a method for sampling and analysis of metal fumes.

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• Personal Author:
  Damle AS ; Eller, Peter M. ; Grohse PM ; Gutknecht WF ; Ranade MB
• Description:
  A method for sampling and analyzing metallic fumes was examined. A condensation technique was selected to generate fumes of lead (7439921), tellurium (13494809), and selenium (7782492) to produce metallic particles ranging in size from 0.01 to several microns. A generation temperature of 895 degrees-C was chosen for lead, 500 degrees for tellurium, and 375 and 400 degrees for selenium. Dissolution studies were run on an atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Lead, lead-oxide (1309600), lead-dioxide (1309600), lead-disulfide (12137745) and a standard reference material of lead in paint were dissolved in nitric-acid/hydrogen- peroxide. Sodium-selenium-tetraoxide, selenium-disulfide (56093459), selenium, selenium-dioxide (7446084), and selenium in steel were dissolved in an aqueous solution. Tellurium was dissolved in a nitric-acid/perchloric-acid and a nitric-acid procedure. Platinum (7440064), ammonium-platinum-chloride, and platinum-dioxide (1314154) were dissolved in an aqueous solution. The uniformity of the lead, selenium, and tellurium aerosol concentrations in the sample collection chamber was excellent. The recovery of the lead, selenium, tellurium, and platinum compounds was greater than 90 percent using the modified procedures. The authors conclude that the method for sampling and analyzing metal fumes is within acceptable limits. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Chemistry Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Analytical-methods Analytical-models Chemical-analysis Chemical-processing Hazards Industrial-hazards Monitoring-systems Monitors Workers Workplace-studies
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  95-107
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00153621
• Citation:
  Chemical Hazards in the Workplace, Measurement and Control, ACS Symp Ser 1981; :95-107
• CAS Registry Number:
  Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1) ; Lead dioxide (CAS RN 1309-60-0) ; Lead sulfide (PbS2) (CAS RN 12137-74-5) ; Platinum (CAS RN 7440-06-4) ; Platinum dioxide (CAS RN 1314-15-4) ; Selenium (CAS RN 7782-49-2) ; Selenium dioxide (CAS RN 7446-08-4) ; Selenium sulfide (CAS RN 56093-45-9) ; Tellurium (CAS RN 13494-80-9)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1981
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Chemical Hazards in the Workplace, Measurement and Control, ACS Symposium Series No. 149
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/184907/cdc_184907_DS1.pdf
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