| Document ID (ISN) | 51352 |
| CIS number |
89-521 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0003-4878 - Annals of Occupational Hygiene |
| Year |
1987 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Marconi A., Corradetti E., Mannozzi A. |
| Title |
Concentrations of man-made vitreous fibres during installation of insulation materials aboard ships at Ancona Naval Dockyards |
| Bibliographic information |
1987, Vol.31, No.4B, Special issue, p.595-599. Illus. 4 ref. |
| Abstract |
Personal and area measurements of airborne fibre concentrations were made during the installation of rock wool insulation blankets on walls and ceilings of deckhouses in ships at a naval dockyard. Space was confined and the only ventilation was via open doors. Mean respirable fibre concentrations at sites in the rooms and adjacent corridors during work ranged from 0.02 to 0.19F/mL with a peak level of 0.65F/mL. The fraction of respirable fibres in the workrooms averaged 67% of all PCOM fibres (F), with about 45% in a sample prepared from the parent material and 90% outside the rooms, which indicates a preferential loss of the coarser fibres. The results are within the range reported in other man-made mineral fibre user studies. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
inorganic man-made fibres; insulating materials; determination of concentration; shipyards; shipbuilding industry; glass fibre |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
threshold limit values; dangerous substances; airborne dust; WHO; sampling and analysis; mineral wool; respirable dust; particle size; exposure evaluation; Italy |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Shipbuliding and ship repair
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