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Document ID (ISN)62267
CIS number 94-975
ISSN - Serial title 0002-8894 - American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal
Year 1993
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Zedd H.C., Walker Y.P., Hernandez J.E., Thomas R.J.
Title Lead exposures during shipboard chipping and grinding paint-removal operations
Bibliographic information July 1993, Vol.54, No.7, p.392-396. Illus. 7 ref.
Abstract Shipboard chipping and grinding paint-removal operations were evaluated to determine personnel exposures to airborne lead concentrations. Of the personnel conducting paint removal operations, 62% were exposed at or above the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Permissible Exposure Limit for lead of 50µg/m3. Correlations or airborne lead concentrations and bulk lead-paint contents for chipping and grinding operations were statistically significant. Blood lead (Pb) levels were significantly higher in the follow-up blood tests when compared to the initial blood tests taken prior to paint removal. However, blood Pb levels were well below the OSHA allowable level of 40µg/100g.
Descriptors (primary) paint removal; ships; lead
Descriptors (secondary) exposure evaluation; threshold limit values
Document type D - Periodical articles
Country / State or ProvinceUSA
Subject(s) Metal production and metalworking
Broad subject area(s) Chemical safety
Browse category(ies) Lead and compounds
Inorganic substances