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In-Depth Industrial Hygiene Survey Report of the Bunge Corporation, Kansas City, Kansas.

PB87162905

Publication Date	1986
Personal Author	Blade, L. M.
Page Count	58
Abstract	Potential exposure of workers to phosphide (7803512) was examined during an in depth industrial hygiene survey at the Bunge Corporation (SIC-5153), in Kansas City, Kansas, where the gas was used as a grain fumigant. During the study, 14 men were employed at the facility. Tablets of aluminum-phosphide (20859738) were added to the grain mass for fumigation. General dilution ventilation resulted from outside air entering the work areas through ventilation louvers; there was also a local exhaust ventilation system. Air samples revealed that when the fumigant dispensers were being filled, workers in the area had significant exposure. At the time of the survey the relative humidity in the facility was high, permitting the reaction to phosphide to occur more readily. The levels of phosphide and respirable dust were reasonably low in the elevators, suggesting that the ventilation system was adequate. The author recommends that workers filling the dispenser with the aluminum-phosphide be required to wear personal protective equipment during the operation.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Grain elevators Dust Toxic substances Occupational safety and health Indoor air pollution Fumigants SIC 5153 EPA region 7 Aluminum phoshide
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. Industrial Hygiene Section.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198713

In-Depth Industrial Hygiene Survey Report of the Bunge Corporation, Kansas City, Kansas.

In-Depth Industrial Hygiene Survey Report of the Bunge Corporation, Kansas City, Kansas.
PB87162905

Publication Date	1986
Personal Author	Blade, L. M.
Page Count	58
Abstract	Potential exposure of workers to phosphide (7803512) was examined during an in depth industrial hygiene survey at the Bunge Corporation (SIC-5153), in Kansas City, Kansas, where the gas was used as a grain fumigant. During the study, 14 men were employed at the facility. Tablets of aluminum-phosphide (20859738) were added to the grain mass for fumigation. General dilution ventilation resulted from outside air entering the work areas through ventilation louvers; there was also a local exhaust ventilation system. Air samples revealed that when the fumigant dispensers were being filled, workers in the area had significant exposure. At the time of the survey the relative humidity in the facility was high, permitting the reaction to phosphide to occur more readily. The levels of phosphide and respirable dust were reasonably low in the elevators, suggesting that the ventilation system was adequate. The author recommends that workers filling the dispenser with the aluminum-phosphide be required to wear personal protective equipment during the operation.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Grain elevators Dust Toxic substances Occupational safety and health Indoor air pollution Fumigants SIC 5153 EPA region 7 Aluminum phoshide
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. Industrial Hygiene Section.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198713