Buoy Paint Hazards Can Be Minimized

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• Personal Author:
  Backus A
• Description:
  This is the first in a series of three articles on the indoor air hazards found in lobstermen's workshops. The information offered is based on a study conducted with Vinalhaven, ME lobstermen by Richard Donahue, MD, medical director of Islands Community Medical Services, and researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health. The first installment will cover the hazards of paints and solvents. Subsequent articles will address combustion hazards and dry rope dust hazards. Each will include suggestions from lobstermen on how to reduce health risks. Paints and solvents can be hazardous because they contain volatile organic compounds (VOCs), carbon-containing compounds that evaporate readily. These include aromatic hydrocarbons, such as benzene, toluene, and xylene, and oxygenated compounds, such as acetone and ketone. Oil-based paints contain significantly more VOCs than latex paints: 250-800 grams per liter vs. 01200 grams per liter. In the lobstermen's workshops that we tested, we found high total VOC levels. These VOCs were coming from the process of painting buoys and letting them dry indoors. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Acetone Air Pollution, Indoor Benzene Butanones Dust Environmental Exposure Hazardous Substances Hunting Hydrocarbons Occupational Health Oxygen Paint Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Solvents Toluene Volatile Organic Compounds Xylenes

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• Keywords:
  Acetones Aromatic Hydrocarbons Benzenes Carbon Combustion Dust Exposure Dusts Exposure Levels Fishing Industry Hazards Health Effects Health Hazards IAQ Indoor Air Quality Ketones Paints Risk Factors Toluenes VOCs Volatile Organic Compounds Volatiles Xylene

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• ISSN:
  0273-6713
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20061895
• Citation:
  Commercial Fish News 2004 Apr; :12B
• Contact Point Address:
  Ann Backus, MS, Director of Outreach, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston MA
• Email:
  abackus@hohp.harvard.edu
• CAS Registry Number:
  Acetone (CAS RN 67-64-1) ; Benzene (CAS RN 71-43-2) ; Carbon (CAS RN 7440-44-0) ; Interferon γ (human lymphocyte protein moiety reduced) (CAS RN 82115-62-6) ; Oxygen (CAS RN 7782-44-7) ; Toluene (CAS RN 108-88-3) ; Xylene (CAS RN 1330-20-7)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2004
• Performing Organization:
  Harvard School of Public Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20030701
• Source Full Name:
  Commercial Fisheries News
• End Date:
  20050630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:351e265baca81b5048d8f250f5e82aece81be4ad42f02cd4fdca61e2edc044d0d2f3e6cdd7be5c6d4a02e284f2867b44b40c77c13f46b8280555a62a65c1b666
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225243/cdc_225243_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 144.41 KB ]