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Worker Exposure to Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons at Selected Petroleum Refinery Process Units, Coastal States Petrochemical Company Refinery, Corpus Christi, Texas.

PB82190018

Publication Date	1980
Page Count	49
Abstract	Worker exposures to 23 individuals or groups of polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and azo heterocyclic compounds were determined at Coastal States Petrochemical Company Refinery, Corpus Christi, Texas on December 13 and 14, 1979. Area samples were collected in the fluid catalytic cracker (FCC), delayed coker, and asphalt processing units using a silver membrane filter followed by Chromosorb 102. Personal samples were collected in the FCC and coker units only. An upwind sample was also taken at the refinery's northwest boundary. Samples were analyzed by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. All personal and area air samples analyzed had detectable quantities of at least 7 of the 23 PAHs (or groups of PAHs). Cumulative PAH concentrations for individual samples ranged from 0.6 to 136.8 micrograms per cubic meter (cu m). The upwind boundary sample was less than 0.1 microgram/cu m. Personal samples at the delayed coker unit generally were more than 4 times greater than those from the FCC unit. The 2 ring compounds were found in the highest concentrations. As the ring numbers increased the concentrations decreased. (No exposure standards were mentioned in the survey report).
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Petrochemical industry Aromatic polycyclic hydrocarbons Azo compounds Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Sampling Toxic substances Occupational safety and health
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	Survey rept. no. 3.
NTIS Issue Number	198216

Worker Exposure to Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons at Selected Petroleum Refinery Process Units, Coastal States Petrochemical Company Refinery, Corpus Christi, Texas.

Worker Exposure to Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons at Selected Petroleum Refinery Process Units, Coastal States Petrochemical Company Refinery, Corpus Christi, Texas.
PB82190018

Publication Date	1980
Page Count	49
Abstract	Worker exposures to 23 individuals or groups of polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and azo heterocyclic compounds were determined at Coastal States Petrochemical Company Refinery, Corpus Christi, Texas on December 13 and 14, 1979. Area samples were collected in the fluid catalytic cracker (FCC), delayed coker, and asphalt processing units using a silver membrane filter followed by Chromosorb 102. Personal samples were collected in the FCC and coker units only. An upwind sample was also taken at the refinery's northwest boundary. Samples were analyzed by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. All personal and area air samples analyzed had detectable quantities of at least 7 of the 23 PAHs (or groups of PAHs). Cumulative PAH concentrations for individual samples ranged from 0.6 to 136.8 micrograms per cubic meter (cu m). The upwind boundary sample was less than 0.1 microgram/cu m. Personal samples at the delayed coker unit generally were more than 4 times greater than those from the FCC unit. The 2 ring compounds were found in the highest concentrations. As the ring numbers increased the concentrations decreased. (No exposure standards were mentioned in the survey report).
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Petrochemical industry Aromatic polycyclic hydrocarbons Azo compounds Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Sampling Toxic substances Occupational safety and health
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	Survey rept. no. 3.
NTIS Issue Number	198216