| Publication Date |
1975 |
| Personal Author |
Wolf, F.; Cassady, M. E. |
| Page Count |
9 |
| Abstract |
An industrial hygiene survey was conducted at the Stauffer Chemical Company, Salt Lake City, Utah on July 16-25, 1975 as part of a study of variations in worker exposures in different wet chemical operations. The operation evaluated was the cleaning of a large phosphoric acid reactor vessel. Samples taken for an 8-hour time weighted average exposures for cadmium, chromium, canadium, phosphoric acid, and sulfuric acid on workers involved in the cleaning. General area samples were collected for fluorides, radon, particle size distribution and uranium. All contaminants were below the current legal standard, but there was an irritating material present in the tank environment. It is recommended that the good work practices for tank entry be continued. The radiation levels were very low which would have made this facility ideal for determining if exposure to phosphoric acid results in an increased incidence of cancer, but medical and personnel records were not adequate. |
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| NTIS Subject Category |
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| Corporate Authors |
National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Div. of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies. |
| Document Type |
Technical Report |
| NTIS Issue Number |
198919 |
