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Industrial Hygiene Study of the Gouverneur Talc Company, Number One Mine and Mill, Balmat, New York.

PB81224719

Publication Date	1976
Personal Author	Dement, J. M.; Zumwalde, R. D.
Page Count	40
Abstract	Samples of bulk talc (14807966) produced by the R. T. Vanderbilt Gouverneur Talc Company (SIC-1496) number one mine in Balmat, New York, were collected and analyzed for asbestos (1332214) content on December 12, 1975. Ten milligrams of each sample from seven talc suppliers were prepared and analyzed by transmission electron microscopy. Asbestiform anthophyllite (1332214) and fibrous tremolite (1332214) comprised 67 to 88 and 4 to 12 percent of the fibers present in the samples, respectively. Chrysotile (1332214) was found in trace amounts in two of the seven samples analyzed. Recommendations were made to apply asbestos warning labels to the seven bulk talcs.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial hygiene Talc Asbestos Serpentine Electron microscopy Mining industry Dust Sampling Fibers Occupational health and safety Tremolite CAS 14807-96-6 SIC 1496 CAS 1332-21-4 Air sampling Analytical methods
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 68A - Air Pollution & Control
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Div. of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Industrywide study (Final).
NTIS Issue Number	198123

Industrial Hygiene Study of the Gouverneur Talc Company, Number One Mine and Mill, Balmat, New York.

Industrial Hygiene Study of the Gouverneur Talc Company, Number One Mine and Mill, Balmat, New York.
PB81224719

Publication Date	1976
Personal Author	Dement, J. M.; Zumwalde, R. D.
Page Count	40
Abstract	Samples of bulk talc (14807966) produced by the R. T. Vanderbilt Gouverneur Talc Company (SIC-1496) number one mine in Balmat, New York, were collected and analyzed for asbestos (1332214) content on December 12, 1975. Ten milligrams of each sample from seven talc suppliers were prepared and analyzed by transmission electron microscopy. Asbestiform anthophyllite (1332214) and fibrous tremolite (1332214) comprised 67 to 88 and 4 to 12 percent of the fibers present in the samples, respectively. Chrysotile (1332214) was found in trace amounts in two of the seven samples analyzed. Recommendations were made to apply asbestos warning labels to the seven bulk talcs.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial hygiene Talc Asbestos Serpentine Electron microscopy Mining industry Dust Sampling Fibers Occupational health and safety Tremolite CAS 14807-96-6 SIC 1496 CAS 1332-21-4 Air sampling Analytical methods
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 68A - Air Pollution & Control
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Div. of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Industrywide study (Final).
NTIS Issue Number	198123