| Document ID (ISN) | 35816 |
| CIS number |
81-1035 |
| Year |
1980 |
| Convention or series no. |
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No.80-122
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| Author(s) |
US Department of Health and Human Services |
| Title |
Coal liquefaction: Recent findings in occupational safety and health. |
| Bibliographic information |
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226, USA, 14p. 15 ref. |
| Abstract |
Survey data obtained at 2 coal liquefaction pilot plants have shown that workers were exposed to low concentrations of a mixture of 29 polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PNAs) and aromatic amines, some of which are suspected carcinogens. Low airborne concentrations of benzene, toluene, xylene and benzo(a)pyrene were also found. Samples were taken for seven aromatic amines and exposure levels were below current OSHA standards. Improved health engineering measures for containment of contaminants are recommended. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
carcinogens; coal liquefaction; polycyclic hydrocarbons; aromatic amines; aromatic hydrocarbons |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
report; benzene; toluene; p-anisidine; o-toluidine; p-nitroaniline; exposure evaluation; aniline; 2,4-xylidine; o-anisidine; benzo(a)pyrene; xylene; health engineering; N,N-dimethylaniline |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Chemical industry
Polycyclic hydrocarbons
Aromatic hydrocarbons
Aromatic amines
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