Evaluation of Particulate Matter Inside Control Rooms at a Quarry and Processing Facility

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• Personal Author:
  Backes AA
• Description:
  Particulate matter has been a known health concern in all work environments including quarries and lime facilities for nearly 40 years. While a great amount of information is available on silica samples and concentrations at these facilities, there is less information on nuisance dust. The health effects of particulate matter can increase dramatically as the particulate matter decreases in size. Particulate matter of less than 2.5 um are of particular concern because they can penetrate deep into the lungs. A quarry and its adjacent processing facility in Northwest Ohio was studied for PM1, PM2.5, PM5, PM10, PMTotal, and ultrafine particulate matter. Additionally, environmental data including temperature and relative humidity were studied. The study focused on four locations at the south side of the plant. The greatest concentration of particulate matter was measured outside near a load-out operation. The least concentration of particulate matter was measured inside an operator's control room. The null hypotheses was rejected for each size category of particulate matter. Twenty-three statistical differences were found in this study. These statistical differences confirm the effective use of a control room to reduce employee exposure. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Dust Mining Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Particulate Matter Safety
• Keywords:
  Occupational Exposure Particle Size Particulate Dust Particulates Quarries Quarry Workers
• ISBN:
  9781339114897
• Publisher:
  ProQuest LLC.
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Thesis
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20056213
• Citation:
  Ann Arbor, MI: ProQuest LLC., 2014 Dec; :1601055
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  University of Toledo Health Science Campus, Ohio
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Evaluation of particulate matter inside control rooms at a quarry and processing facility
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/213865/cdc_213865_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 952.19 KB ]