Selecting Isocyanate Sampling and Analytical Methods

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• Personal Author:
  Cassinelli, Mary E. ; Key-Schwartz, Rosa J. ; O'Connor PF ; Reh, Christopher M. ; Schlecht C ; Streicher, Robert P.
• Description:
  Isocyanate-containing compounds are used in the production of a wide variety of surface coatings, polyurethane foams, adhesives, resins, elastomers, binders, and sealants. Examples of potential worker exposures to isocyanates in automobile painting and mining applications are shown in Figure 1. Selecting the most appropriate sampling and analytical methods for isocyanates in a specific workplace environment is difficult for the following reasons: Isocyanates may be in the form of vapors or aerosols of various particle sizes: the species of interest are reactive and, therefore, unstable: pure analytical standars exist only for monomeric isocyanates and low limits of detection are needed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aerosols Isocyanates Occupational Health Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Analytical-methods Exposure-levels Sampling Work-environment Workers
• ISSN:
  1047-322X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology ; DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  157-162
• Volume:
  17
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20022302
• Citation:
  Appl Occup Environ Hyg 2002 Mar; 17(3):157-162
• Contact Point Address:
  US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH 45226-1998, USA
• Editor(s):
  Ashley KE
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2002
• NORA Priority Area:
  Research Tools and Approaches: Exposure Assessment Methods
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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