| Document ID (ISN) | 24346 |
| CIS number |
76-170 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0013-9351 - Environmental Research |
| Year |
1975 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Dement J.M. |
| Title |
Environmental aspects of fibrous glass production and utilization. |
| Bibliographic information |
June 1975, Vol.9, No.3, p.295-312. Illus. 23 ref. |
| Abstract |
The U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is studying worker exposure to respirable glass fibers of large and small diameter. Exposure in small diameter fiber operations is many orders of magnitude higher than in conventional operations. This paper also includes a short history of fibrous glass technology, and a review of the biological effects of exposure. In the large diameter insulation plants, low levels of exposure were observed, and the concentration of airborne fibers was low. In small diameter operations, mean airborne fiber concentrations were 1.0-21.9 fibers/ml; and 40-85% of fibers were less than 0.5µm in diameter. The respirable fiber exposure in a reinforced plastics plant was extremely low. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
glass fibre; fibrous glass industry; exposure evaluation; respirable dust |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
glass fibre reinforced plastics; fibre counts; insulating materials; history; size distribution determination; determination in air; biological effects |
| Document type |
- |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Exposure evaluation
Glass, pottery and related materials
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