Special Occupational Hazard Review and Control Recommendations for Nickel Carbonyl

Details

• Personal Author:
  Arthur, Jack L.
• Description:
  The known hazards of nickel carbonyl are reviewed and recommendations are made for control measures in occupational environments. Human effects resulting from accidental exposure to nickel carbonyl include pulmonary edema, interstitial pneumonitis, reduced lung capacity, heart disorders, liver enlargement, and in severe exposure cases, death. In animal carcinogenicity studies, rats developed lung tumors from both long term and acute exposure to nickel carbonyl vapor. Human epidemiologic data are insufficient to either confirm or deny a causal relationship between the increased incidence of lung and nasal cancers and nickel carbonyl exposure in nickel refinery workers. The 1 part per billion nickel carbonyl standard should protect workers from any carcinogenic and other adverse health effects associated with nickel carbonyl exposure. Methods for detecting nickel carbonyl in the air are described. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  • Carcinogens
  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Cardiovascular System
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Liver
  • Lung
  • Lung Diseases
  • Neoplasms
  • Occupational Health
  • Respiratory System
  More +
• Keywords:
  • NIOSH-Author
  • NIOSH-Criteria-Document
  • Chemical-carcinogens
  • Lung-cancer
  • Liver-disorders
  • Respiratory-system-disorders
  • Exposure-limits
  • Analytical-methods
  • Air-quality-measurement
  • Control-measures
  More +
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB77184
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Standards
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DCDSD - Division of Criteria Documents and Standards Development
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-44
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00072913
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB-273795
• Citation:
  Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHEW (NIOSH) Publication No. 77-184, 1977 Jan; :1-44
• CAS Registry Number:
  • 1343-39-3
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1977
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/209286/cdc_209286_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.10 MB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7a7f4ebaadf078c3daffd690b6edd9376f4ca1f2fdaa9e76a27d17abb96514546194dc17bb06a04d0d70d73d9ee6fe38c0386ea1604f899230cdf0890a002754