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Walk-Through Survey Report. American Enka Company, Lowland, Tennessee.


PB278791

Publication Date 1977
Personal Author Selevan, S. G.; Jones, J. H.
Page Count 35
Abstract A walk-through survey was conducted by NIOSH at the American Enka Company, Lowland, Tennessee, on June 1-2, 1977, to evaluate the plant for possible inclusion in a cross-sectional medical and reproductive study of the effects of exposure to carbon disulfide. Products currently produced at this site are rayon staple, nylon staple, polyester staple, nylon filament, polyester filament, and sodium sulfate. Descriptions are given of: the workforce; personnel record system; safety, industrial hygiene and medical programs; and processes. The plant appears to have an excellent worker population for the carbon disulfide study.
Keywords
  • Industrial hygiene
  • Environmental surveys
  • Carbon disulfide
  • Staple fibers
  • Nylon
  • Air pollution
  • Industrial plants
  • Concentration(Composition)
  • Industrial atmospheres
  • Hazards
  • Personnel
  • Health
  • Tennessee
  • Polyester fibers
  • Sodium sulfates
  • Fibers
  • Occupational safety and health
  • Toxic substances
  • Indoor air pollution
  • Air sampling
  • Environmental health
  • American Enka Company
  • Lowland(Tennessee)
Source Agency
  • National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category
  • 57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine
  • 94D - Job Environment
  • 68G - Environmental Health & Safety
  • 68A - Air Pollution & Control
Corporate Authors National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Document Type Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number 197814
Walk-Through Survey Report. American Enka Company, Lowland, Tennessee.
Walk-Through Survey Report. American Enka Company, Lowland, Tennessee.
PB278791

  • Industrial hygiene
  • Environmental surveys
  • Carbon disulfide
  • Staple fibers
  • Nylon
  • Air pollution
  • Industrial plants
  • Concentration(Composition)
  • Industrial atmospheres
  • Hazards
  • Personnel
  • Health
  • Tennessee
  • Polyester fibers
  • Sodium sulfates
  • Fibers
  • Occupational safety and health
  • Toxic substances
  • Indoor air pollution
  • Air sampling
  • Environmental health
  • American Enka Company
  • Lowland(Tennessee)
  • National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
  • 57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine
  • 94D - Job Environment
  • 68G - Environmental Health & Safety
  • 68A - Air Pollution & Control
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