Lessons Learned from Surface Wipe Sampling for Lead in Three Workplaces

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• Personal Author:
  Beaucham, Catherine C. ; Ceballos D ; King, Bradley S.
• Description:
  Surface wipe sampling in the occupational environment is a technique widely used by industrial hygienists. Although several organizations have promulgated standards for sampling lead and other metals, uncertainty still exists when trying to determine an appropriate wipe sampling strategy and how to interpret sampling results. Investigators from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Health Hazard Evaluation Program have used surface wipe sampling as part of their exposure assessment sampling strategies in a wide range of workplaces. This manuscript discusses wipe sampling for measuring lead on surfaces in three facilities: (1) a battery recycling facility, (2) a firing range and gun store, and (3) an electronic scrap recycling facility. We summarize our findings from the facilities and what we learned by integrating wipe sampling into our sampling plan. Wiping sampling demonstrated lead in nonproduction surfaces in all three workplaces and that the potential that employees were taking lead home to their families existed. We also found that the presence of metals such as tin can interfere with the colorimetric results. We also discuss the advantages and disadvantages of colorimetric analysis of surface wipe samples and the challenges we faced when interpreting wipe sampling results. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Colorimetry Electrical Equipment And Supplies Hazardous Substances Hazardous Waste Lead Occupational Health Recycling Safety
• Keywords:
  Analytical Processes Author Keywords: Battery Recycling Batteries Colorimetric Electronic Devices Electronic Scrap Recycling Exposure Assessment Firing Range Firing Ranges Hazardous Waste Metals Sampling Surface Sampling Take-home Toxins Waste Disposal Wipes

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• ISSN:
  1545-9624
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; Massachusetts ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies ; WSD - Western States Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  14
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20049863
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Hyg 2017 Aug; 14(8):609-617
• Contact Point Address:
  Catherine Beaucham, Hazard Evaluations and Technical Assistance Branch, Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1090 Tusculum Ave., Mailstop R-11, Cincinnati, OH 45226
• Email:
  htn9@cdc.gov
• CAS Registry Number:
  Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• NORA Priority Area:
  Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9d304589c3881e19b307cb533b79570a69ee9767ea69e222cfebf454b84d4f9889c91677d72bc97a69b010d31e852fc9a1c0ecddd6e082459e2fa086baa6452c
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/210462/cdc_210462_DS1.pdf
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