Physiologic Sampler for Airborne Health Hazards

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• Personal Author:
  Yost MG
• Description:
  Physiologic sampling offers a potential significant improvement in exposure assessment methods applied in workplaces. A physiologic sampler device continuously adjusts the air-sampling rate in proportional to a worker's inhaled air volume. This study resulted in the development of a new physiologic sampling pump (PSP) for personal air sampling on workers. Laboratory and field evaluations of the PSP conducted for this project demonstrated the flexibility, utility, and application of this new device. This study also evaluated the Rapid Exhaled Gas Analyzer (REBA) as a tool for measuring human breath samples. Ten volatile organic compounds in spiked breath samples were examined for applicability with this device (ethanol, ethylbenzene, n-hexane, methy ethyl ketone, methy tert-butyl ether, m-xylene, 1, 1, 1-trichoroethane, trichloroethylene, and toluene). Detection limits were determined for all compounds and were sufficiently low to indicate that REBA could monitor these solvents at levels appropriate for their BEI (Biologic Exposure Index) as define by the ACGIH biologic monitoring committee. The quantification accuracy was good in many cases, but values were under-predicted for some compounds (n-hexane and 1,1,1-trichloroethane). This finding suggests that further refinement in quantification methods and validation of sampling methods is needed for these compounds. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Environmental Monitoring Hazardous Substances Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Particulate Matter Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Air-sampling Airborne-particles Hazards Health-hazards Occupational-hazards Physiological-effects Physiological-factors Physiological-testing Sampling-methods Work-environment Workplace-monitoring

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• Series:
  Grant Final Reports
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Final Grant Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OEP - Office of Extramural Programs
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-86
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20023670
• Citation:
  Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, R01-OH-003134, 1998 Aug; :1-86
• CAS Registry Number:
  Ethanol (CAS RN 64-17-5) ; Ethylbenzene (CAS RN 100-41-4) ; Hexane (CAS RN 110-54-3) ; Methyl ethyl ketone (CAS RN 78-93-3) ; Toluene (CAS RN 108-88-3) ; Trichloroethylene (CAS RN 79-01-6)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1998
• NORA Priority Area:
  Research Tools and Approaches: Exposure Assessment Methods
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington, Seattle
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  19930930
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• End Date:
  19970929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8baa7e019cab6018ee2c23502c84beb9e8dd24be9c712a4f6e701a02a46c242c2bab89a7db5a7d9fa33e0c0ca3585fd7dde390c131df2e084fc06e67c35cb397
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/218055/cdc_218055_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.58 MB ]