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CISDOC database
| Document ID (ISN) | 73986 |
| CIS number |
99-1985 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0002-8894 - American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal |
| Year |
1999 |
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| Author(s) |
Teschke K., Ahrens W., Andersen A., Boffetta P., Fincham S., Finkelstein M., Henneberger P., Kauppinen T., Kogevinas M., Korhonen K., Liss G., Liukkonnen T., Osvoll P., Savela A., Szadkowska-Stanczyk I., Westberg H., Widerkiewicz K. |
| Title |
Occupational exposure to chemical and biological agents in the nonproduction departments of pulp, paper, and paper product mills: An international study |
| Bibliographic information |
Jan./Feb. 1999, Vol.60, No.1, p.73-83. 16 ref. |
| Abstract |
Previously unpublished exposure measurements in the pulp and paper industry were assembled in a database. Data cover 147 mills in 11 countries, of which 7,293 measurements are relevant to nonproduction departments. The greatest variety of agents was measured in the maintenance, construction and cleaning department, where high exposures to asbestos, chromium (VI) compounds, copper, mercury, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, styrene, sulfur dioxide, trichloroethylene and welding fumes were observed. Measurements in the storage yard, loading and shipping departments indicated high exposures to asbestos, carbon monoxide, fungal spores, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide and total dust. The steam and power generation department had high exposures to methyl mercaptan, silica and total dust. Throughout the nonproduction departments, measurements of pulp-production chemicals such as chlorine and sulfur compounds tended to be low, with many below the detection limit. The data provide new insight into the exposures of nonproduction pulp and paper industry personnel. Topics: chemical products; cleaning; epidemiologic study; exposure evaluation; harmful substances; job-exposure relation; maintenance; pulp and paper industry. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
harmful substances; chemical products; pulp and paper industry; job-exposure relation; exposure evaluation |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
maintenance; epidemiologic study; cleaning |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Canada; Germany; Spain; Finland; France; Norway; Poland; Sweden; USA |
| Subject(s) |
Paper-making and printing
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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| Browse category(ies) |
Exposure evaluation
Paper and paper products industry
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