Particle Size Selective Sampling of Airborne Arsenic During Electroplating Operations

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• Personal Author:
  Larson RR ; Nield CP ; Sleeth DK ; Thiese MS
• Description:
  Arsenic exposure can be a significant problem among a number of industries, including mining, metal refining, construction, agriculture and health care. Airborne arsenic particles are typically collected using either 37-mm closed-face cassettes (CFCs) for determining the "total" particulate mass, or cassette and cyclone assemblies to determine the respirable particulate mass. Alternatively, the Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM) sampler can be used to collect the inhalable fraction of particles, which is considered to be more relevant to human health. A total of 69 samples (23 side-by-side comparisons) were collected at an electroplating plant using CFC, IOM, and cyclone samplers to measure airborne arsenic. The CFC and IOM measurements were not statistically significantly different from each other. However, most of the respirable samples measured below the limit of detection. Results from this study will be informative for understanding the relationship between different particle size selective sampling methods used for similar operations. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Arsenic Electroplating Environmental Monitoring Inorganic Chemicals Occupational Health Particulate Matter Safety
• Keywords:
  Airborne Particles Air Sampling Particle Size Particulate Sampling Methods Sampling Equipment
• ISSN:
  1871-5532
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 8 ; Utah
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  5-10
• Volume:
  21
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20067385
• Citation:
  J Chem Health Saf 2014 Jan-Feb; 21(1):5-10
• Contact Point Address:
  Darrah K. Sleeth Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, Department of Family & Preventive Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
• Email:
  darrah.sleeth@hsc.utah.edu
• CAS Registry Number:
  Arsenic (CAS RN 7440-38-2)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• Performing Organization:
  University of Utah
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Chemical Health and Safety
• End Date:
  20280630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6b97c043523f73e1ba2c6191970628f2e744d42f8b78bacad88c929b8196f16e7db1021cc7dfca63820ee3e27ed6481ec333e5f7e24083cd8057c7b472b891b2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/230884/cdc_230884_DS1.pdf
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