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Bis(Chloromethyl)Ether Formation and Detection in Selected Work Environments.

PB83174102

Publication Date	1979
Personal Author	Yao, C. C.; Miller, G. C.
Page Count	168
Abstract	Bis(chloromethyl)ether (BCME) formation from formaldehyde and chlorides is investigated both by studying its reaction mechanisms and by surveying selected industrial environments. Industrial facilities surveyed included textile finishing, fertilizer, and dye manufacturing plants; foundries; and a hospital resin production laboratory. No BCME was found within the detectable limit in any of the industries surveyed. The highest amounts of formaldehyde were found in foundry and dye manufacturing plants; the highest total chloride was found in a fertilizer plant.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Chlorine organic compounds Fertilizers Dyeing Textile industry Foundries Hospitals Ether/bis(chloromethyl) 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	Bendix Corp., Cocoa Beach, FL.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Research study.
NTIS Issue Number	198314
Contract Number	PHS-NIOSH-210-75-0056

Bis(Chloromethyl)Ether Formation and Detection in Selected Work Environments.

Bis(Chloromethyl)Ether Formation and Detection in Selected Work Environments.
PB83174102

Publication Date	1979
Personal Author	Yao, C. C.; Miller, G. C.
Page Count	168
Abstract	Bis(chloromethyl)ether (BCME) formation from formaldehyde and chlorides is investigated both by studying its reaction mechanisms and by surveying selected industrial environments. Industrial facilities surveyed included textile finishing, fertilizer, and dye manufacturing plants; foundries; and a hospital resin production laboratory. No BCME was found within the detectable limit in any of the industries surveyed. The highest amounts of formaldehyde were found in foundry and dye manufacturing plants; the highest total chloride was found in a fertilizer plant.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Chlorine organic compounds Fertilizers Dyeing Textile industry Foundries Hospitals Ether/bis(chloromethyl) 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	Bendix Corp., Cocoa Beach, FL.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Research study.
NTIS Issue Number	198314
Contract Number	PHS-NIOSH-210-75-0056