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Industrial Hygiene Survey Report, Cain Chemical, Inc., Bayport Plant, Pasadena, Texas, June 1-2, 1988,

PB89164685

Publication Date	1989
Personal Author	Piacitelli, G.; Votaw, D.; Krishnan, R.
Page Count	38
Abstract	A walk through survey was conducted at the Cain Chemical Company, Petrochemical Division (SIC-2869), Pasadena, Texas for the purpose of evaluating worker exposure to four ethylene glycol ethers: 2-methoxyethanol (109864) (2-ME), 2-methyoxyethanol-acetate (2-MEA), 2-ethoxyethanol (110805) (2-EE), and 2-ethyocyethanol-acetate (2-EEA). The potential for inhalation and dermal exposures to the ethers existed at this site where the following activities were being conducted: loading of trucks or rail cars, decontamination of process equipment, and collection of quality control samples. Full shift exposures to 2-ME and 2-EE were very low. Measurable short term inhalation exposures during the collection of quality control samples ranged up to 1.22 parts per million (ppm) for 2-EEA and 2.45 ppm for 2-ME. Near pumping equipment the airborne emissions reached 0.05 ppm for 2-EEA and 0.44 ppm for 2-ME. The authors recommend the installation of local exhaust ventilation at the quality control sampling location to reduce exposure levels. Also recommended is that impermeable coveralls be provided to workers involved in handling glycol ether liquids and that improved emission controls be instituted in the pumping equipment, specifically multiple seals.
Keywords	Ethanols Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Ethers Ethylene glycol Chemical industry Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Toxic substances Occupational safety and health SIC 2869 Region 6 CAS 109-86-4 CAS 110-80-5
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 41I - Job Environment 68G - Environmental Health & Safety 68A - Air Pollution & Control 99B - Industrial Chemistry & Chemical Process Engineering
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Industrywide Studies Branch.; PEI Associates, Inc., Cincinnati, OH.
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with PEI Associates, Inc., Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198912

Industrial Hygiene Survey Report, Cain Chemical, Inc., Bayport Plant, Pasadena, Texas, June 1-2, 1988,

Industrial Hygiene Survey Report, Cain Chemical, Inc., Bayport Plant, Pasadena, Texas, June 1-2, 1988,
PB89164685

Publication Date	1989
Personal Author	Piacitelli, G.; Votaw, D.; Krishnan, R.
Page Count	38
Abstract	A walk through survey was conducted at the Cain Chemical Company, Petrochemical Division (SIC-2869), Pasadena, Texas for the purpose of evaluating worker exposure to four ethylene glycol ethers: 2-methoxyethanol (109864) (2-ME), 2-methyoxyethanol-acetate (2-MEA), 2-ethoxyethanol (110805) (2-EE), and 2-ethyocyethanol-acetate (2-EEA). The potential for inhalation and dermal exposures to the ethers existed at this site where the following activities were being conducted: loading of trucks or rail cars, decontamination of process equipment, and collection of quality control samples. Full shift exposures to 2-ME and 2-EE were very low. Measurable short term inhalation exposures during the collection of quality control samples ranged up to 1.22 parts per million (ppm) for 2-EEA and 2.45 ppm for 2-ME. Near pumping equipment the airborne emissions reached 0.05 ppm for 2-EEA and 0.44 ppm for 2-ME. The authors recommend the installation of local exhaust ventilation at the quality control sampling location to reduce exposure levels. Also recommended is that impermeable coveralls be provided to workers involved in handling glycol ether liquids and that improved emission controls be instituted in the pumping equipment, specifically multiple seals.
Keywords	Ethanols Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Ethers Ethylene glycol Chemical industry Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Toxic substances Occupational safety and health SIC 2869 Region 6 CAS 109-86-4 CAS 110-80-5
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 41I - Job Environment 68G - Environmental Health & Safety 68A - Air Pollution & Control 99B - Industrial Chemistry & Chemical Process Engineering
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Industrywide Studies Branch.; PEI Associates, Inc., Cincinnati, OH.
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with PEI Associates, Inc., Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198912