Worker exposures to chemical agents in the manufacture of rubber tires: solvent vapor studies
Environmental sampling surveys have been conducted in ten large tire manufacturing plants across the US to characterize the nature and intensity of current exposure to solvent vapors. These plants were chosen to represent a cross-section of the industry and include both old and new plants, plants of four different companies and plants with wide geographic distributions. A variety of organic solvents is used in the manufacture of tires and tubes; accordingly solvent vapors comprise one category of exposure for workers in specific Occupational Title Groups (OTGs). Approximately 1000 determinations of various solvent vapor components in air samples have been made with special emphasis on pentane, hexane, heptane, benzene and toluene vapor levels. Exposures stem from the widespread use of bulk materials including petroleum naphthas, gasoline and aliphatic and rubber solvents in various tire manufacturing operations.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- OSTI ID:
- 5322010
- Journal Information:
- Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J.; (United States), Vol. 41:3
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
PERSONNEL
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
SOLVENTS
HEALTH HAZARDS
TIRES
MANUFACTURING
VAPORS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
SAMPLING
BENZENE
HEPTANE
HEXANE
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
MANUFACTURERS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PENTANE
PETROCHEMICALS
TOLUENE
AIR POLLUTION
ALKANES
AROMATICS
FLUIDS
GASES
HAZARDS
HYDROCARBONS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POLLUTION
SAFETY
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