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Industrial Hygiene Survey Report Perchloroethylene at Pine Cleaners, 15920 Puritan Street, Detroit, Michigan 48227.

PB81239758

Publication Date	1980
Personal Author	Roberts, D. R.
Page Count	12
Abstract	Worker exposures to perchloroethylene (127184) (PCE) were surveyed on May 15, 1979, at Pine Cleaners (SIC-7216) in Detroit, Michigan. The company employed seven workers. Time weighted average (TWA) personal PCE exposures ranged from 0.7 to 17 parts per million (ppm), and 5 minute peak exposures ranged from 36 to 72ppm. One 15 minute peak sample contained 34ppm PCE. All exposures were below OSHA TWA, 5 minute and 15 minute exposure standards of 100, 300 and 200ppm. The author recommends that PCE exposure be kept as low as possible since the carcinogenicity of the compound has not been established. Workers should be provided with preplacement physical examinations, respirators and protective clothing, improved ventilation should be installed around dry cleaning machines and recovery units, and workers should be informed about PCE hazards. Other recommendations include periodic inspection of equipment and PCE storage containers, direct piping of recovered PCE solvent to the base tank of the dry cleaning machine, and proper disposal of PCE solvent residues.
Keywords	Hazardous materials Environmental surveys Exposure Toxicity Toxic substances Occupational safety and health Ethylene/tetrachloro CAS 127-18-4 SIC-7216
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	198125

Industrial Hygiene Survey Report Perchloroethylene at Pine Cleaners, 15920 Puritan Street, Detroit, Michigan 48227.

Industrial Hygiene Survey Report Perchloroethylene at Pine Cleaners, 15920 Puritan Street, Detroit, Michigan 48227.
PB81239758

Publication Date	1980
Personal Author	Roberts, D. R.
Page Count	12
Abstract	Worker exposures to perchloroethylene (127184) (PCE) were surveyed on May 15, 1979, at Pine Cleaners (SIC-7216) in Detroit, Michigan. The company employed seven workers. Time weighted average (TWA) personal PCE exposures ranged from 0.7 to 17 parts per million (ppm), and 5 minute peak exposures ranged from 36 to 72ppm. One 15 minute peak sample contained 34ppm PCE. All exposures were below OSHA TWA, 5 minute and 15 minute exposure standards of 100, 300 and 200ppm. The author recommends that PCE exposure be kept as low as possible since the carcinogenicity of the compound has not been established. Workers should be provided with preplacement physical examinations, respirators and protective clothing, improved ventilation should be installed around dry cleaning machines and recovery units, and workers should be informed about PCE hazards. Other recommendations include periodic inspection of equipment and PCE storage containers, direct piping of recovered PCE solvent to the base tank of the dry cleaning machine, and proper disposal of PCE solvent residues.
Keywords	Hazardous materials Environmental surveys Exposure Toxicity Toxic substances Occupational safety and health Ethylene/tetrachloro CAS 127-18-4 SIC-7216
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	198125