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Control Technology Assessment of Petroleum Refinery Operations: Indepth Site Visit Report, Quaker States Congo Refinery, and Farmer's Valley Refinery.

PB84147008

Publication Date	1983
Personal Author	Emmel, T. E.; Lee, B. B.; Simonson, A. V.
Page Count	72
Abstract	Exposure control techniques were identified at a site visit to Quaker State's Congo and Farmer's Valley Refinery (SIC-2911) in September, 1982. The Congo refinery was newer and used a hydrogenation process to upgrade lube oil stocks, while the Farmer's Valley refinery used furfural (98011) extraction and clay filtering processes to upgrade lube oil stocks. Employee exposures for routine operations were limited to collection procedures. Possible exposures during sampling were well below recommended limits for hydrogen-sulfide (7783064), ammonia (7664417), hydrocarbons, and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons. Open air construction provided large quantities of dilution air, while central control rooms isolated workers from potential exposures. Consequently, although both sites were below recommended exposure standards for methyl-ethyl-ketone (78933), toluene (108883), and benzene (71432), concentrations were substantially lower at the Congo Refinery.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Refineries Petroleum products Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Sites Toluene Methyl ethyl ketone Furfurals Hydrogen sulfide Aromatic polycyclic hydrocarbons Hydrocarbons Ammonia Toxic substances Occupational safety and health Air pollution sampling SIC 2911 Benzene CAS 98-01-1 CAS 7783-06-4 CAS 7664-41-7 CAS 78-93-3 CAS 108-88-3 CAS 71-43-2
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 68A - Air Pollution & Control
Corporate Authors	Radian Corp., Salt Lake City, UT.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Div.
Supplemental Notes	See also PB84-145804.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198408
Contract Number	PHS-NIOSH-210-18-7102

Control Technology Assessment of Petroleum Refinery Operations: Indepth Site Visit Report, Quaker States Congo Refinery, and Farmer's Valley Refinery.

Control Technology Assessment of Petroleum Refinery Operations: Indepth Site Visit Report, Quaker States Congo Refinery, and Farmer's Valley Refinery.
PB84147008

Publication Date	1983
Personal Author	Emmel, T. E.; Lee, B. B.; Simonson, A. V.
Page Count	72
Abstract	Exposure control techniques were identified at a site visit to Quaker State's Congo and Farmer's Valley Refinery (SIC-2911) in September, 1982. The Congo refinery was newer and used a hydrogenation process to upgrade lube oil stocks, while the Farmer's Valley refinery used furfural (98011) extraction and clay filtering processes to upgrade lube oil stocks. Employee exposures for routine operations were limited to collection procedures. Possible exposures during sampling were well below recommended limits for hydrogen-sulfide (7783064), ammonia (7664417), hydrocarbons, and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons. Open air construction provided large quantities of dilution air, while central control rooms isolated workers from potential exposures. Consequently, although both sites were below recommended exposure standards for methyl-ethyl-ketone (78933), toluene (108883), and benzene (71432), concentrations were substantially lower at the Congo Refinery.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Refineries Petroleum products Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Sites Toluene Methyl ethyl ketone Furfurals Hydrogen sulfide Aromatic polycyclic hydrocarbons Hydrocarbons Ammonia Toxic substances Occupational safety and health Air pollution sampling SIC 2911 Benzene CAS 98-01-1 CAS 7783-06-4 CAS 7664-41-7 CAS 78-93-3 CAS 108-88-3 CAS 71-43-2
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 68A - Air Pollution & Control
Corporate Authors	Radian Corp., Salt Lake City, UT.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Div.
Supplemental Notes	See also PB84-145804.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198408
Contract Number	PHS-NIOSH-210-18-7102