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Hazard Evaluation and Technical Assistance Report No. TA 76-74, Mississippi Authority for the Control of Fire Ants, Mirex Formulation Plant, Prairie, Mississippi, May 1978.

PB95137410

Publication Date	1978
Personal Author	Roper, C. P.
Page Count	24
Abstract	Mirex is chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticide used in the United States for control of imported fire ants. The only U.S. bait formulation plant is operated by the State Mississippi. The State Health Officer requested NIOSH to provide technical consultants to evaluate the bait formulation facility from a health and safety standpoint and to make appropriate recommendations to protect the safety and health of the employees. There is insufficient human exposure, medical, and epidemiological data on mirex to state conclusively its adverse health effects on humans. Einse the beginning of the NIOSH evaluation, the facility has implemented a number of improvements, such as engineering controls, better housekeeping, and improved personal protective equipment. These changes have greatly reduced the exposure of employees to airborne mirex.
Keywords	Occupational safety and health Organic chemicals industry Pesticides Risk assessment Mirex Insecticides Occupational exposure Indoor air pollution Industrial plants Manufacturing Chlorinated hydrocarbons Industrial hygiene Mississippi Prairie(Mississippi)
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 68E - Pesticides Pollution & Control 68G - Environmental Health & Safety 94D - Job Environment
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199504

Hazard Evaluation and Technical Assistance Report No. TA 76-74, Mississippi Authority for the Control of Fire Ants, Mirex Formulation Plant, Prairie, Mississippi, May 1978.

Hazard Evaluation and Technical Assistance Report No. TA 76-74, Mississippi Authority for the Control of Fire Ants, Mirex Formulation Plant, Prairie, Mississippi, May 1978.
PB95137410

Publication Date	1978
Personal Author	Roper, C. P.
Page Count	24
Abstract	Mirex is chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticide used in the United States for control of imported fire ants. The only U.S. bait formulation plant is operated by the State Mississippi. The State Health Officer requested NIOSH to provide technical consultants to evaluate the bait formulation facility from a health and safety standpoint and to make appropriate recommendations to protect the safety and health of the employees. There is insufficient human exposure, medical, and epidemiological data on mirex to state conclusively its adverse health effects on humans. Einse the beginning of the NIOSH evaluation, the facility has implemented a number of improvements, such as engineering controls, better housekeeping, and improved personal protective equipment. These changes have greatly reduced the exposure of employees to airborne mirex.
Keywords	Occupational safety and health Organic chemicals industry Pesticides Risk assessment Mirex Insecticides Occupational exposure Indoor air pollution Industrial plants Manufacturing Chlorinated hydrocarbons Industrial hygiene Mississippi Prairie(Mississippi)
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 68E - Pesticides Pollution & Control 68G - Environmental Health & Safety 94D - Job Environment
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199504