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Hazard Evaluation and Technical Assistance Report No. TA-78-4, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

PB82216318

Publication Date	1978
Personal Author	White, G. L.
Page Count	12
Abstract	Personal and environmental air samples were analyzed for asbestos (1332214) at the Smithsonian Institution's Silver Hill, Tract-B facilities in Washington, D.C., during November 8 to 9, 1977. The evaluation was requested by management on behalf of an unspecified number of workers. Asbestos fiber concentrations ranged from less than 4,500 fibers to 120,000 fibers greater than 5 microns in length per cubic meter (f/cu m), compared with the OSHA standard of 2,000,000f/cu m for a time weighted average. The author concludes that a potential health hazard from asbestos exposure exists at these facilities. He recommends removal of the asbestos insulation in the buildings, implementation of an environmental and medical surveillance program if the insulation is not removed, and additional industrial hygiene surveys.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Asbestos Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Toxic substances Occupational safety and health CAS 1332-21-4
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. Hazard Evaluations and Technical Assistance Branch.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198220

Hazard Evaluation and Technical Assistance Report No. TA-78-4, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.

Hazard Evaluation and Technical Assistance Report No. TA-78-4, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.
PB82216318

Publication Date	1978
Personal Author	White, G. L.
Page Count	12
Abstract	Personal and environmental air samples were analyzed for asbestos (1332214) at the Smithsonian Institution's Silver Hill, Tract-B facilities in Washington, D.C., during November 8 to 9, 1977. The evaluation was requested by management on behalf of an unspecified number of workers. Asbestos fiber concentrations ranged from less than 4,500 fibers to 120,000 fibers greater than 5 microns in length per cubic meter (f/cu m), compared with the OSHA standard of 2,000,000f/cu m for a time weighted average. The author concludes that a potential health hazard from asbestos exposure exists at these facilities. He recommends removal of the asbestos insulation in the buildings, implementation of an environmental and medical surveillance program if the insulation is not removed, and additional industrial hygiene surveys.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Asbestos Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Toxic substances Occupational safety and health CAS 1332-21-4
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. Hazard Evaluations and Technical Assistance Branch.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198220