Carcinogenicity and Mutagenicity of PAHs/Nitrosamines as Potential Contaminants of MWFs

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• Personal Author:
  Boutin B ; Ong TM
• Description:
  Workers have a variety of occupational exposures in the metalworking fluid (MWF) industry. Two possible contaminant sources of exposure are potentially carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and Nnitrosamines. Although severe refining processes are required to eliminate or reduce the aromatic hydrocarbons for mineral oils used in MWFs, PAHs may still be present in the oils, or as contaminants of ancillary chemicals, or be generated over time under conditions of use.(1,2) In addition, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have promulgated standards to prevent nitrosamine formation in new MWFs. However, nitrosamine formation may occur under certain work conditions or in the presence of nitrate-reducing microorganisms.(3,4,5,6) Current exposure concentrations for PAHs and Nnitrosamines in MWFs across the MW industry are not known. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Carcinogens Hydrocarbons Metals Metal Workers Mutagens Nitrosamines Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Safety
• Keywords:
  Carcinogenesis Carcinogenicity Metalworking Metalworking-fluids Metalworking-industry Mutagenesis Mutagenicity Occupational-exposure Polycyclic-aromatic-hydrocarbons
• ISBN:
  1893348016
• Publisher:
  American Automobile Manufacturers Association
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  EID - Education and Information Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  40-43
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20029948
• Citation:
  Metalworking Fluids Symposium, The Industrial Metalworking Environment: Assessment and Control, November 13-16, 1995, Dearborn, Michigan. Washington, DC: American Automobile Manufacturers Association, 1995 Nov; :40-43
• Contact Point Address:
  The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Education and Information Division, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1996
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Metalworking Fluids Symposium, The Industrial Metalworking Environment: Assessment and Control. November 13-16, 1995, Dearborn, Michigan
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6771ee1fac379a7170ef003f00559e01ba10db55bf252d7e74116ba4ffaa85aecc02c7d5e7c1375a6c050f6f864d244222f7cd6ed76a56e5f545db7fb012c026
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/190819/cdc_190819_DS1.pdf
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