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Industrial Hygiene Study of the St. Bernard One Hour Martinizing, Cincinnati, Ohio, August 8, 1977.

PB90171190

Publication Date	1977
Personal Author	Roberts, D. R.
Page Count	12
Abstract	An industrial hygiene study was conducted at the St. Bernard One Hour Martinizing facility in Cincinnati, Ohio, on August 8, 1977, as part of an effort to characterize worker exposure to perchloroethylene in the dry cleaning industry. Four personal samples and eleven area samples were collected and analyzed for perchloroethylene. Employees' average and peak exposures were within Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards as well as the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health recommended standard for perchloroethylene. Recommendations to further reduce exposure are made.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Tetrachloroethylene Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Dry cleaning Solvents Airborne wastes Industrial hygiene Toxic substances Occupational safety and health Airborne pollutants
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
NTIS Issue Number	199010

Industrial Hygiene Study of the St. Bernard One Hour Martinizing, Cincinnati, Ohio, August 8, 1977.

Industrial Hygiene Study of the St. Bernard One Hour Martinizing, Cincinnati, Ohio, August 8, 1977.
PB90171190

Publication Date	1977
Personal Author	Roberts, D. R.
Page Count	12
Abstract	An industrial hygiene study was conducted at the St. Bernard One Hour Martinizing facility in Cincinnati, Ohio, on August 8, 1977, as part of an effort to characterize worker exposure to perchloroethylene in the dry cleaning industry. Four personal samples and eleven area samples were collected and analyzed for perchloroethylene. Employees' average and peak exposures were within Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards as well as the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health recommended standard for perchloroethylene. Recommendations to further reduce exposure are made.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Tetrachloroethylene Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Dry cleaning Solvents Airborne wastes Industrial hygiene Toxic substances Occupational safety and health Airborne pollutants
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
NTIS Issue Number	199010