Document ID (ISN) | 20538 |
CIS number |
74-488 |
Year |
1973 |
Convention or series no. |
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Title |
Criteria for a recommended standard: Occupational exposure to inorganic arsenic. |
Bibliographic information |
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington D.C. 20402, USA, 1973. 105 p. Illus. 87 ref. Price: US-$1.25. |
Abstract |
Recommendations are made for the prevention of occupational diseases caused by exposure to elemental arsenic and its inorganic compounds other than arsine and lead arsenate. The time-weighted average (TWA) exposure should not exceed 0.05 mg As/m3 over a 40-hour week. Other requirements relate to medical supervision, labelling, personal protection, information of employees, work practices, sanitation, monitoring and keeping of records. The criteria upon which the recommendations are based are discussed at some length under the following headings: biological effects of exposure; environmental data and biological evaluation; development of the standard. Procedures for the sampling and analysis of arsenic in air and its determination in urine are described in detail and useful additional information is given in appendices. |
Descriptors (primary) |
threshold limit values; arsenic; USA |
Descriptors (secondary) |
literature survey; draft standard; health engineering; warning notices; personal protective equipment; animal experiments; information of personnel; biological effects; sampling and analysis; air sampling; determination in air; medical supervision; determination in urine; dose-response relationship |
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) |
Occupational exposure limits Arsenic and compounds Inorganic substances
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