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Results of U.S.P.H.S. Survey at Johns-Manville, Manville, New Jersey.

PB81229916

Publication Date	1971
Page Count	10
Abstract	Air sampling for asbestos (1332214) dust was conducted by the United States Public Health Service at Johns Manville Company (SIC-2221) in Manville, New Jersey, during April, 1971. Asbestos concentrations ranged from 1.4 to 17.5 fibers greater than 5 microns per cubic centimeter (f/cc) in the fiber preparation area; 0.4 to 29.0f/cc in carding operations; 2.8 to 4.5f/cc near spinning work; 1.0 to 13.7f/cc in twisting operations; 1.0 to 5.6f/cc in the winding area; 2.4 to 20.2f/cc near the weaving operations; and 0.4 to 4.8f/cc at various other operations.
Keywords	Hazardous materials Environmental surveys Asbestos Exposure Toxicity Air pollution Toxic substances Occupational safety and health CAS 1332-21-4 SIC 2221
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 Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Industrywide study.
NTIS Issue Number	198123

Results of U.S.P.H.S. Survey at Johns-Manville, Manville, New Jersey.

Results of U.S.P.H.S. Survey at Johns-Manville, Manville, New Jersey.
PB81229916

Publication Date	1971
Page Count	10
Abstract	Air sampling for asbestos (1332214) dust was conducted by the United States Public Health Service at Johns Manville Company (SIC-2221) in Manville, New Jersey, during April, 1971. Asbestos concentrations ranged from 1.4 to 17.5 fibers greater than 5 microns per cubic centimeter (f/cc) in the fiber preparation area; 0.4 to 29.0f/cc in carding operations; 2.8 to 4.5f/cc near spinning work; 1.0 to 13.7f/cc in twisting operations; 1.0 to 5.6f/cc in the winding area; 2.4 to 20.2f/cc near the weaving operations; and 0.4 to 4.8f/cc at various other operations.
Keywords	Hazardous materials Environmental surveys Asbestos Exposure Toxicity Air pollution Toxic substances Occupational safety and health CAS 1332-21-4 SIC 2221
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 Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Industrywide study.
NTIS Issue Number	198123