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Industrial Hygiene Walk-Through Survey Report of Copolymer Rubber and Chemical Corporation, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

PB86237666

Publication Date	1986
Personal Author	Roberts, D. R.; Krishnan, E. R.
Page Count	27
Abstract	A walk through survey was conducted at the Copolymer Rubber and Chemical Corporation (SIC-2822), Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The facility produces 465 million pounds of styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) and 15 million pounds of nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) annually, requiring 120 million pounds of 1,3-butadiene (106990). Of 470 employees, 143 were directly involved in reaction, recovery, and finishing operations, and were potentially exposed to 1,3-butadiene 8 hours per day.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Industrial hygiene Rubber industry Styrene butadiene resins Butadienes Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Acrylnitrile copolymers Diene resins Synthetic elastomers Louisiana Toxic substances Occupational safety and health SIC 2822 Baton Rouge(Louisiana)
Source Agency	Centers for Disease Control Bureau of Laboratories 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. Industrywide Studies Branch.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Industrywide study.
NTIS Issue Number	198626

Industrial Hygiene Walk-Through Survey Report of Copolymer Rubber and Chemical Corporation, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Industrial Hygiene Walk-Through Survey Report of Copolymer Rubber and Chemical Corporation, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
PB86237666

Publication Date	1986
Personal Author	Roberts, D. R.; Krishnan, E. R.
Page Count	27
Abstract	A walk through survey was conducted at the Copolymer Rubber and Chemical Corporation (SIC-2822), Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The facility produces 465 million pounds of styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) and 15 million pounds of nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) annually, requiring 120 million pounds of 1,3-butadiene (106990). Of 470 employees, 143 were directly involved in reaction, recovery, and finishing operations, and were potentially exposed to 1,3-butadiene 8 hours per day.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Industrial hygiene Rubber industry Styrene butadiene resins Butadienes Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Acrylnitrile copolymers Diene resins Synthetic elastomers Louisiana Toxic substances Occupational safety and health SIC 2822 Baton Rouge(Louisiana)
Source Agency	Centers for Disease Control Bureau of Laboratories 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. Industrywide Studies Branch.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Industrywide study.
NTIS Issue Number	198626