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Worker Exposure to Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons at Selected Petroleum Refinery Process Units, Standard Oil Company of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio.

PB83140285

Publication Date	1980
Page Count	49
Abstract	Workers exposures to polyaromatic-hydrocarbons (PAHs) were determined at the Standard Oil Company (SIC-2911) in Toledo, Ohio, on May 28 to 30, 1980. The facility employed approximately 560 employees. The company maintained a safety and industrial hygiene program. Medical services were provided by a facility nurse and workers trained in first aid. Personal and area air samples were collected in the fluid catalytic cracker unit (FCCU) and delayed coker unit and area samples only were taken in the asphalt blower unit. All 25 of the personal and area air samples had detectable quantities of at least seven PAHs or groups of PAHs. The cumulative PAH concentration ranged from 1.6 micrograms per cubic meter for one personal sample to 57.4 micrograms for one location in the FCCU. The two upwind boundary samples were 1.11 and 0.05 micrograms per cubic meter. The authors conclude that the workers at this facility are exposed to low concentrations of several PAHs.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Aromatic polycyclic hydrocarbons Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Refineries Petroleum industry Toxic substances Occupational safety and health SIC-2911
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. Health Hazard and Technical Assistance Branch.
Supplemental Notes	See also PB83-132142.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Phase 3 survey rept. no. 7.
NTIS Issue Number	198307

Worker Exposure to Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons at Selected Petroleum Refinery Process Units, Standard Oil Company of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio.

Worker Exposure to Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons at Selected Petroleum Refinery Process Units, Standard Oil Company of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio.
PB83140285

Publication Date	1980
Page Count	49
Abstract	Workers exposures to polyaromatic-hydrocarbons (PAHs) were determined at the Standard Oil Company (SIC-2911) in Toledo, Ohio, on May 28 to 30, 1980. The facility employed approximately 560 employees. The company maintained a safety and industrial hygiene program. Medical services were provided by a facility nurse and workers trained in first aid. Personal and area air samples were collected in the fluid catalytic cracker unit (FCCU) and delayed coker unit and area samples only were taken in the asphalt blower unit. All 25 of the personal and area air samples had detectable quantities of at least seven PAHs or groups of PAHs. The cumulative PAH concentration ranged from 1.6 micrograms per cubic meter for one personal sample to 57.4 micrograms for one location in the FCCU. The two upwind boundary samples were 1.11 and 0.05 micrograms per cubic meter. The authors conclude that the workers at this facility are exposed to low concentrations of several PAHs.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Aromatic polycyclic hydrocarbons Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Refineries Petroleum industry Toxic substances Occupational safety and health SIC-2911
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. Health Hazard and Technical Assistance Branch.
Supplemental Notes	See also PB83-132142.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Phase 3 survey rept. no. 7.
NTIS Issue Number	198307