Assessment of arsenic surface contamination in a museum anthropology department

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• Personal Author:
  Franke J ; Gribovich A ; Hinkamp, David ; Lacey S
• Description:
  Objective: To assess potential arsenic (As) contamination of work surfaces to improve upon the control strategy at an anthropology department in a large natural history museum. Methods: Work practices were observed and control strategy reviewed to inform an occupational hygiene assessment strategy utilizing surface wipe sampling. A total of 35 sampling targets were identified, focusing on surfaces that receive high touch traffic, including workstations, artifact transport carts, and elevator buttons. Arsenic sampling and analysis were performed using reference method Occupational Safety and Health Administration ID-125G. Results: Four of the sampling areas returned detectable levels of As, ranging from 0.052 to 0.350 microg/100 cm2. Conclusion: Workplace observations and wipe sampling data enabled the development of recommendations to help to further reduce potential occupational exposure to arsenic. Continuous reduction of surface contamination is prudent for known human carcinogens. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Arsenic Carcinogens Environmental Monitoring Environmental Pollution Inorganic Chemicals Occupational Health Particulate Matter Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Analytical-methods Arsenic-compounds Control-methods Control-systems Environmental-contamination Environmental-control Exposure-assessment Industrial-hygiene-programs Particulate-sampling-methods Particulates Sampling Surface-properties Work-environment Work-practices Worker-health Workplace-studies

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; Indiana ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  164-167
• Volume:
  55
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20042159
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2013 Feb; 55(2):164-167
• Contact Point Address:
  Steven Lacey, PhD, CIH, CSP, 714 Senate Ave., Ste.200, Indianapolis, IN 46202
• Email:
  selacey@iupui.edu
• CAS Registry Number:
  Arsenic (CAS RN 7440-38-2)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Performing Organization:
  University of Illinois at Chicago
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9a4185a841b1505410adc449d33e83155185255cfcd95160c686bda50913aaee56b2718dbd91ba1b46d699f1a33b200f5bcfcdd96170d0042c73b6e3daa35573
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/194469/cdc_194469_DS1.pdf
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