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Health Hazard Evaluation Report No. TA-80-51-803, United States International Communication Agency, Washington, DC.

PB82184599

Publication Date	1981
Personal Author	Love, J. R.
Page Count	8
Abstract	Area samples were analyzed and work practices were observed at the United States International Communication Agency (SIC-9199) in Washington, DC on August 25, 1980. An unidentified individual made the request to determine if the 40 employees of the agency were exposed to off gases from recording tapes. Thirteen charcoal tube samples from areas of tape salvage, high speed duplication, the recording studio and from the radio broadcast engineering area were analyzed by gas chromatography, and five filter samples were analyzed for hydroquinone (123319) by high performance liquid chromatography. Some area samples contained trace amounts of methyl-isobutyl-ketone (108101), xylene (1330207) 1,1,1-trichloroethane (71556) and styrene (100425). All five samples for hydroquinone were below the detectable limit of 0.02 milligrams per cubic meter of air. Symptoms reported by workers included dizziness, headaches, sneezing and dry eyes. The author concludes that no hazard exists for workers at the company. The cause of the reported symptoms could not be determined.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Xylenes Styrene Hydroquinone Toxic substances Occupational safety and health SIC-9199 Methyl isobutyl ketone Ethane/trichloro CAS 123-31-9 CAS 108-10-1 CAS 1330-20-7 CAS 71-55-6 CAS 100-42-5
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
NTIS Issue Number	198214

Health Hazard Evaluation Report No. TA-80-51-803, United States International Communication Agency, Washington, DC.

Health Hazard Evaluation Report No. TA-80-51-803, United States International Communication Agency, Washington, DC.
PB82184599

Publication Date	1981
Personal Author	Love, J. R.
Page Count	8
Abstract	Area samples were analyzed and work practices were observed at the United States International Communication Agency (SIC-9199) in Washington, DC on August 25, 1980. An unidentified individual made the request to determine if the 40 employees of the agency were exposed to off gases from recording tapes. Thirteen charcoal tube samples from areas of tape salvage, high speed duplication, the recording studio and from the radio broadcast engineering area were analyzed by gas chromatography, and five filter samples were analyzed for hydroquinone (123319) by high performance liquid chromatography. Some area samples contained trace amounts of methyl-isobutyl-ketone (108101), xylene (1330207) 1,1,1-trichloroethane (71556) and styrene (100425). All five samples for hydroquinone were below the detectable limit of 0.02 milligrams per cubic meter of air. Symptoms reported by workers included dizziness, headaches, sneezing and dry eyes. The author concludes that no hazard exists for workers at the company. The cause of the reported symptoms could not be determined.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Xylenes Styrene Hydroquinone Toxic substances Occupational safety and health SIC-9199 Methyl isobutyl ketone Ethane/trichloro CAS 123-31-9 CAS 108-10-1 CAS 1330-20-7 CAS 71-55-6 CAS 100-42-5
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
NTIS Issue Number	198214