Determination of VOC emission rates and compositions for offset printing.

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• Personal Author:
  Conroy LM ; Franke JE ; Keil CB ; Scheff PA ; Wadden RA
• Description:
  Emission rates and compositions of volatile organic compounds (VOC) were determined at three offset printing shops of different sizes. Air samples were collected for 12 one hour periods over 2 days on charcoal tubes at seven to 14 locations within each space. The tubes were extracted and analyzed by gas chromatography. Air flow was measured at each entry and exit point from each space. Plant-A was a small shop, plant-B was a medium size industrial in house shop, and plant-C was one print room of a large commercial company. Average VOC emission rates for plant-A ranged from 4.7 kilogram (kg) per day to 6.1kg/day. VOC emissions from plant-B ranged from 0.4kg/day to 0.9kg/day. For plant-C, VOC emissions ranged from 79 to 82kg/day. Emission composition was similar in all the shops and included benzene (71432), toluene (108883), xylene (1330207), ethyl- benzene (100414), and hexane (110543). Toluene concentrations varied about ten fold among plants. Small plants had less local exhaust capability which exacerbated workplace exposures to benzene and other toxic materials. Although catalytic incinerators destroyed some cleaning solvents which were evaporated into the room, a significant amount was released to the atmosphere. The authors conclude that their method applies to the printing industry and other surface coating operations. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollution Air Pollution, Indoor Chromatography Ink Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Printing Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Grant; Control-technology; Training; Printing-industry; Printing-inks; Organic-compounds; Printing-presses; Volatiles; Air-quality; Occupational-hazards; Chromatographic-analysis
• Series:
  Grant Final Reports
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Final Grant Report
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; OSHA Region 5
• 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:
  1-20
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00233253
• 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, T15-OH-007104, 1994 Oct; :1-20
• Contact Point Address:
  Occupational and Environ Med University of Illinois 2035 W Taylor Street Chicago, Ill 60612
• CAS Registry Number:
  Benzene (CAS RN 71-43-2) ; Ethylbenzene (CAS RN 100-41-4) ; Hexane (CAS RN 110-54-3) ; Toluene (CAS RN 108-88-3) ; Xylene (CAS RN 1330-20-7)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1995
• Performing Organization:
  University of Illinois at Chicago
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  19770930
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• End Date:
  19960630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/246323/cdc_246323_DS1.pdf
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