Handwipe method for removing lead from skin

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• Personal Author:
  Ashley, Kevin E. ; Boeniger, Mark F. ; Esswein, Eric J.
• Description:
  Researchers at the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) developed a handwipe removal method for lead (Pb) after field studies showed that workers in lead-acid battery plants had significant risks for dermal-oral lead exposures, despite their attempts to remove the lead by washing with soap and water. Hand washing with soap and water remains the standard recommendation for workers (as well as the public) to clean skin known or believed to be contaminated with toxic metals, such as lead. Despite longstanding recommendations for workers to "wash hands with soap and water," no efficacy studies show this to be a completely effective removal method for lead. Removal of toxic metals such as lead from skin constitutes a decontamination procedure; it is not, in fact, a hand-washing step. NIOSH scientists conceived and developed a highly effective (nearly 100 %) method for removal of lead from skin. A systems approach was devised incorporating four components deemed necessary for effective metal removal: Surfaction, pH control, chelation, and mechanical effects. The handwipe removal method evolved from a previous NIOSH invention, the handwipe disclosing method for the presence of lead, in the interests of providing complementary techniques for dermal lead detection and decontamination. The method is a patented, award-winning, commercialized technology that has significant potential to prevent occupational and public exposures to lead. Reprinted from: J ASTM Int 2011 May; 8(5) http://dx.doi.org/10.1520/JAI103527 [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Dust Environmental Exposure Environmental Monitoring Environmental Pollution Hazardous Substances Metal Workers Occupational Health Particulate Matter Poisoning Public Health Safety Toxicology Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Analytical-processes Author Keywords: Isostearamidopropyl Morpholine Lactate (ISML) Citric Acid Cleanser Decontamination Dermal Dust-analysis Environmental-contamination Environmental-exposure Exposure-assessment Exposure-levels Lead Metal-workers Metallic-poisons Particulate-dust Particulates Public-health Quantitative-analysis Sampling-methods Toxic-effects Toxic-materials Wipe Work-environment Work-practices Workplace Workplace-studies

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• ISBN:
  9780803175198
• Publisher:
  ASTM International
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology ; OD - Office of the Director ; DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  67-81
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20040187
• Citation:
  Surface and dermal sampling. Brisson M, Ashley K, eds. West Conshohocken PA: ASTM International, STP 1533, 2011 Nov; :67-81
• CAS Registry Number:
  Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1)
• Editor(s):
  Brisson M; Ashley K
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• NORA Priority Area:
  Manufacturing
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Surface and dermal sampling
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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