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Industrial Hygiene Survey of the White Pine Copper Company, White Pine, Michigan.

PB81228850

Publication Date	1973
Personal Author	Shuler, P. J.; Curtis, R. A.; Wallingford, K. M.; Wagner, W.; Jones, J.
Page Count	52
Abstract	Air samples were collected to determine worker exposure to lead (7439921) (Pb), cadmium (7440439) (Cd), copper (7440508) (Cu), zinc (7440666) (Zn), arsenic (7440382) (As) and sulfur-dioxide (7446095) (SO2) at the White Pine Copper Company (SIC-3325) in White Pine, Michigan. None of the samples were in excess of the then existing OSHA standards. The concentrations for Pb, zinc-oxide fumes, Cd dust, Cd fume and arsenic were 0.2, 5, 0.2, 0.1 and 0.5 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/cu. m), respectively. Samples for Cu dust taken above the reverberatory furnaces were in excess of the OSHA standard of 0.1 and 1 mg/cu. m. The estimated time weight average exposure for SO2 was less than 1 part per million (ppm). The authors recommend urine sampling to ascertain Cu, Pb, Cd, Zn, and As concentrations. They recommend improved cleaning and better handling of materials, extending the length of the hood over the converter in the smelting building and the use of appropriate hearing protection against high noise levels.
Keywords	Hazardous materials Industrial medicine Environmental surveys Auditory perception Metals Exposure Toxicity Sanitation Vapors Protection Lead(Metal) Cadium Copper Zinc Arsenic Sulfur dioxide Toxic substances Occupational safety and health CAS 7439-92-1 CAS 7440-43-9 CAS 7440-50-8 CAS 7440-66-6 CAS 7440-38-2 CAS 7446-09-5 SIC 3325 Heavy metals Hearing
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57Y - Toxicology 94D - Job Environment 68G - Environmental Health & Safety
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Div. of Field Studies and Clinical Investigations.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Industrywide study 27 Nov-1 Dec 72.
NTIS Issue Number	198123

Industrial Hygiene Survey of the White Pine Copper Company, White Pine, Michigan.

Industrial Hygiene Survey of the White Pine Copper Company, White Pine, Michigan.
PB81228850

Publication Date	1973
Personal Author	Shuler, P. J.; Curtis, R. A.; Wallingford, K. M.; Wagner, W.; Jones, J.
Page Count	52
Abstract	Air samples were collected to determine worker exposure to lead (7439921) (Pb), cadmium (7440439) (Cd), copper (7440508) (Cu), zinc (7440666) (Zn), arsenic (7440382) (As) and sulfur-dioxide (7446095) (SO2) at the White Pine Copper Company (SIC-3325) in White Pine, Michigan. None of the samples were in excess of the then existing OSHA standards. The concentrations for Pb, zinc-oxide fumes, Cd dust, Cd fume and arsenic were 0.2, 5, 0.2, 0.1 and 0.5 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/cu. m), respectively. Samples for Cu dust taken above the reverberatory furnaces were in excess of the OSHA standard of 0.1 and 1 mg/cu. m. The estimated time weight average exposure for SO2 was less than 1 part per million (ppm). The authors recommend urine sampling to ascertain Cu, Pb, Cd, Zn, and As concentrations. They recommend improved cleaning and better handling of materials, extending the length of the hood over the converter in the smelting building and the use of appropriate hearing protection against high noise levels.
Keywords	Hazardous materials Industrial medicine Environmental surveys Auditory perception Metals Exposure Toxicity Sanitation Vapors Protection Lead(Metal) Cadium Copper Zinc Arsenic Sulfur dioxide Toxic substances Occupational safety and health CAS 7439-92-1 CAS 7440-43-9 CAS 7440-50-8 CAS 7440-66-6 CAS 7440-38-2 CAS 7446-09-5 SIC 3325 Heavy metals Hearing
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57Y - Toxicology 94D - Job Environment 68G - Environmental Health & Safety
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Div. of Field Studies and Clinical Investigations.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Industrywide study 27 Nov-1 Dec 72.
NTIS Issue Number	198123