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Hydrazine: Usage and Exposure in the Electric Power Industry.

PB89165088

Publication Date	1989
Page Count	28
Abstract	The likelihood of employee exposure to hydrazine (302012), dimethylhydrazines (DMH), and nitrosamines was studied in the coal-fired electric power generation industry. Included in the study were a literature search, contacts with suppliers, contacts with Environmental Protection Agency scientists, and two industrial hygiene surveys at representative power facilities. At each of these facilities hydrazine-hydrate (7803578) was added to the boiler water system to act as an oxygen scavenger. The technician adding the hydrazine at one facility wore a face shield, a rubber apron and rubber gloves. At the second facility the employee wore rubber gloves and goggles. None of the employees at either site had experienced any problems of irritation from hydrazine exposure. Even the distinctive odor of hydrazine was not noticeable. The findings suggest that employee exposures to hydrazine were well below federal standards and that exposures to DMH and nitrosamines appeared unlikely.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Hydrazine Dimethylhydrazines Amines Nitroso compounds Coal Electric power plants Electrical industry Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Carcinogens Toxic substances Occupational safety and health CAS 302-01-2 CAS 7803-57-8
Source Agency	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
Corporate Authors	D.B. Associates, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Salt Lake City, UT.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Salt Lake City, UT. Western Area Occupational Health Lab.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198912

Hydrazine: Usage and Exposure in the Electric Power Industry.

Hydrazine: Usage and Exposure in the Electric Power Industry.
PB89165088

Publication Date	1989
Page Count	28
Abstract	The likelihood of employee exposure to hydrazine (302012), dimethylhydrazines (DMH), and nitrosamines was studied in the coal-fired electric power generation industry. Included in the study were a literature search, contacts with suppliers, contacts with Environmental Protection Agency scientists, and two industrial hygiene surveys at representative power facilities. At each of these facilities hydrazine-hydrate (7803578) was added to the boiler water system to act as an oxygen scavenger. The technician adding the hydrazine at one facility wore a face shield, a rubber apron and rubber gloves. At the second facility the employee wore rubber gloves and goggles. None of the employees at either site had experienced any problems of irritation from hydrazine exposure. Even the distinctive odor of hydrazine was not noticeable. The findings suggest that employee exposures to hydrazine were well below federal standards and that exposures to DMH and nitrosamines appeared unlikely.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Hydrazine Dimethylhydrazines Amines Nitroso compounds Coal Electric power plants Electrical industry Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Carcinogens Toxic substances Occupational safety and health CAS 302-01-2 CAS 7803-57-8
Source Agency	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
Corporate Authors	D.B. Associates, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Salt Lake City, UT.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Salt Lake City, UT. Western Area Occupational Health Lab.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198912