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PB89218713

Publication Date	1979
Personal Author	Ludwig, H. R.
Page Count	23
Abstract	Exposures to perchloroethylene (PCE) were studied in a dry cleaning facility (SIC-7216) in Mountain View, California. Air samples were collected using battery operated pumps and charcoal tubes. Employee exposure to airborne PCE concentrations in the dry cleaning area ranged from 21 to 30 parts per million. Sampling was incomplete due to a washing unit breakdown. The report concludes that PCE concentrations at the facility are well within the current standards. Since the carcinogenic potential of PCE has not been established, exposure to the compound should be limited as much as possible.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Tetrachloroethylene Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Airborne wastes Solvents Dry cleaning Toxic substances Occupational safety and health SIC 7216 Airborne pollutants Indoor air pollution
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	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Div. of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Industrywide study.
NTIS Issue Number	198923

Industrial Hygiene Report: Perchloroethylene at Fremont Laundry and Dry Cleaners, Mountain View, California, July 24, 1978.

Industrial Hygiene Report: Perchloroethylene at Fremont Laundry and Dry Cleaners, Mountain View, California, July 24, 1978.
PB89218713

Publication Date	1979
Personal Author	Ludwig, H. R.
Page Count	23
Abstract	Exposures to perchloroethylene (PCE) were studied in a dry cleaning facility (SIC-7216) in Mountain View, California. Air samples were collected using battery operated pumps and charcoal tubes. Employee exposure to airborne PCE concentrations in the dry cleaning area ranged from 21 to 30 parts per million. Sampling was incomplete due to a washing unit breakdown. The report concludes that PCE concentrations at the facility are well within the current standards. Since the carcinogenic potential of PCE has not been established, exposure to the compound should be limited as much as possible.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Tetrachloroethylene Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Airborne wastes Solvents Dry cleaning Toxic substances Occupational safety and health SIC 7216 Airborne pollutants Indoor air pollution
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	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Div. of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Industrywide study.
NTIS Issue Number	198923