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Health Hazard Evaluation Report HETA 80-104-1344, Baltimore County Police Department, Towson, Maryland.

PB85102911

Publication Date	1983
Personal Author	Schilling, R.; Jannerfeldt, E.; Lewis, F. A.
Page Count	22
Abstract	To investigate several cancer deaths reported among employees, and concern that these deaths might have resulted from carcinogenic occupational exposures in the crime laboratory, NIOSH investigators collected bulk samples of fingerprint powders for analysis of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PNA's). Personal breathing-zone air samples were collected during a simulated fingerprint dusting operation and exposure to carbon black was measured. Two of the fingerprint powder samples did not show the presence of any polynuclear aromatic compounds, but in the third sample fluoranthene (66.8 micrograms/gm) and pyrene (89.9 micrograms/g) were identified. The environmental results of this study and a review of the toxicological literature indicate that a potential health hazard does exist in using the 'Hi Fi' Volcano latent fingerprint powder. The use of this powder should be discontinued in favor of powders with no polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Police Public buildings Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Carbon black Aromatic polycyclic hydrocarbons Pyrenes Carcinogens Powders Air pollution Indoor air pollution Toxic substances Occupational safety and health SIC 9221 Fingerprints powders Fluoranthene
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	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198501

Health Hazard Evaluation Report HETA 80-104-1344, Baltimore County Police Department, Towson, Maryland.

Health Hazard Evaluation Report HETA 80-104-1344, Baltimore County Police Department, Towson, Maryland.
PB85102911

Publication Date	1983
Personal Author	Schilling, R.; Jannerfeldt, E.; Lewis, F. A.
Page Count	22
Abstract	To investigate several cancer deaths reported among employees, and concern that these deaths might have resulted from carcinogenic occupational exposures in the crime laboratory, NIOSH investigators collected bulk samples of fingerprint powders for analysis of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PNA's). Personal breathing-zone air samples were collected during a simulated fingerprint dusting operation and exposure to carbon black was measured. Two of the fingerprint powder samples did not show the presence of any polynuclear aromatic compounds, but in the third sample fluoranthene (66.8 micrograms/gm) and pyrene (89.9 micrograms/g) were identified. The environmental results of this study and a review of the toxicological literature indicate that a potential health hazard does exist in using the 'Hi Fi' Volcano latent fingerprint powder. The use of this powder should be discontinued in favor of powders with no polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Police Public buildings Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Carbon black Aromatic polycyclic hydrocarbons Pyrenes Carcinogens Powders Air pollution Indoor air pollution Toxic substances Occupational safety and health SIC 9221 Fingerprints powders Fluoranthene
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	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198501