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Industrial Hygiene Report: Preliminary Survey of Wood Preservative Treatment Facility at Cascade Pole Company, McFarland Cascade, Tacoma, Washington, May 30, 1980,

PB89120208

Publication Date	1981
Personal Author	Todd, A. S.; Timbie, C. Y.
Page Count	26
Abstract	Harmful exposures to wood preserving chemicals were investigated at the Cascade Pole Company in Tacoma, Washington on May 30, 1980. Approximately 18 employees worked in areas of potential exposure. Area air samples were collected from the tap of cylinder doors and during the opening of cylinders during ammonical-copper-arsenate (ACA) and chromated-copper-arsenate (CCA) processing. Air samples also were collected from the top of treated wood storage areas and wipe samples were collected from ACA and CCA processed woods. Samples were analyzed for copper (Cu), creosote, pentachlorophenol (PCP), chrome (Cr), and arsenic (As). All air samples were undetectable for Cu, As, and PCP. Creosote concentrations at the cylinder and on treated wood were 3.94 and 2.12 milligrams per cubic meter were measured gravimetrically and by ultraviolet light. Wipe samples from CCA and ACA treated woods contained trace amounts of Cu, Cr, and As ranging from 19 to 240 micrograms, with the highest concentrations found after ACA treatment. The authors conclude that the treated lumber presents a potential skin exposure problem which would be eliminated by wearing protective gloves.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Wood preservatives Creosote Copper Arsenic Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Millwork Toxic substances Occupational safety and health Pentachlorophenol Chrome Air sampling Region 10
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 71R - Wood & Paper Products
Corporate Authors	Stewart-Todd Associates, Inc., Wayne, PA.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Supplemental Notes	Portions of this document are not fully legible. Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Industrywide Studies Branch.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198903
Contract Number	PHS-NIOSH-210-78-0060

Industrial Hygiene Report: Preliminary Survey of Wood Preservative Treatment Facility at Cascade Pole Company, McFarland Cascade, Tacoma, Washington, May 30, 1980,

Industrial Hygiene Report: Preliminary Survey of Wood Preservative Treatment Facility at Cascade Pole Company, McFarland Cascade, Tacoma, Washington, May 30, 1980,
PB89120208

Publication Date	1981
Personal Author	Todd, A. S.; Timbie, C. Y.
Page Count	26
Abstract	Harmful exposures to wood preserving chemicals were investigated at the Cascade Pole Company in Tacoma, Washington on May 30, 1980. Approximately 18 employees worked in areas of potential exposure. Area air samples were collected from the tap of cylinder doors and during the opening of cylinders during ammonical-copper-arsenate (ACA) and chromated-copper-arsenate (CCA) processing. Air samples also were collected from the top of treated wood storage areas and wipe samples were collected from ACA and CCA processed woods. Samples were analyzed for copper (Cu), creosote, pentachlorophenol (PCP), chrome (Cr), and arsenic (As). All air samples were undetectable for Cu, As, and PCP. Creosote concentrations at the cylinder and on treated wood were 3.94 and 2.12 milligrams per cubic meter were measured gravimetrically and by ultraviolet light. Wipe samples from CCA and ACA treated woods contained trace amounts of Cu, Cr, and As ranging from 19 to 240 micrograms, with the highest concentrations found after ACA treatment. The authors conclude that the treated lumber presents a potential skin exposure problem which would be eliminated by wearing protective gloves.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Wood preservatives Creosote Copper Arsenic Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Millwork Toxic substances Occupational safety and health Pentachlorophenol Chrome Air sampling Region 10
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 71R - Wood & Paper Products
Corporate Authors	Stewart-Todd Associates, Inc., Wayne, PA.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Supplemental Notes	Portions of this document are not fully legible. Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Industrywide Studies Branch.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198903
Contract Number	PHS-NIOSH-210-78-0060