A Survey of Methods and Instrumentation for the Analysis of Benzene in the Workplace Air

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• Personal Author:
  Adley, Frank E. ; Upson, U. L. ; Uqua, Philip A.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  The findings of a comprehensive survey of methods and instruments used for the analysis of benzene (71432) are presented. Information on benzene toxicity, exposure standards, and production and use is reviewed. Data is summarized on the applications, operating principles, and sensitivity of remote, on site, continuous, and personal samplers, analytical procedures for collected samples, and portable survey instruments. Different types of sampling and analytical equipment are also described, including various types of pumps, combustible gas analyzers, total hydrocarbon analyzers, ultraviolet photometers, infrared filter photometers, nondispersive infrared photometers, and gas chromatography systems. Also reviewed are recent gas chromatographic improvements and developments in optical and chemical subtractive methods, calibration methods and equipment, and applications of strip chart recorders, digital devices, and alarm or control devices.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Cumulative Trauma Disorders Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Nervous System Occupational Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Analytical-instruments Analytical-methods Chemical-analysis Chemical-properties Contract-099-71-0044 NIOSH-Contract Organic-solvents
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Final Contract Report
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  430 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00118723 ; nn:00068610
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1972 Apr; :1-325
• CAS Registry Number:
  Benzene (CAS RN 71-43-2)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1972
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a204b310fb532bf82f8cdcdb7bbbaf7f837f1ada0661df99fc0666fc613c675a2f46d75f8dcdc7240216e9799c3e2ce56eadd007846cc6de29571dd48c4ba960
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/179128/cdc_179128_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 23.96 MB ]