| Document ID (ISN) | 61662 |
| CIS number |
94-256 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0003-4878 - Annals of Occupational Hygiene |
| Year |
1993 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Purdham J.T., Bozek P.R., Sass-Kortsak A.S. |
| Title |
The evaluation of exposure of printing trade employees to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons |
| Bibliographic information |
Feb. 1993, Vol.37, No.1, p.35-44. 25 ref. |
| Abstract |
This study was undertaken to determine the exposures of printing press operators to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) and total particulate (TP), and to evaluate the factors contributing to exposure in the printing industry. Personal time-weighted average exposures of press room workers were determined on two consecutive days at nine sites, including two newspaper operations. The average PAH exposure was 16.5µg/m3 (including naphthalene), the average TP exposure was 0.63mg/m3. Newspaper plants had significantly lower exposures than commercial printing operations. Factors identified as contributing to exposure to TP were: the effectiveness of the ventilation systems, the method of feeding the press, the type of paper and the print impression area. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
conditions of exposure; printing industry; polycyclic hydrocarbons; cylinder printing machines; aromatic hydrocarbons |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
personal sampling; ventilation design; statistical evaluation; exposure evaluation; air sampling; ventilation systems |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Canada |
| Subject(s) |
Paper-making and printing
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Printing, photography and photocopying industry
Polycyclic hydrocarbons
Aromatic hydrocarbons
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