Health hazard evaluation report HETA 84-319-1649, Pioneer Ministries, Wheaton, Illinois

Technical Report · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:5131266

Almaguer, D

Following a request from the management, a health-hazard evaluation of the print room of Pioneer Ministries, Wheaton, Illinois, was conducted to determine the source of the complaints of a former employee of headaches and numbness in the hands. The former employee and the printroom employee were interviewed. Ventilation measurements were taken. General area and personal air samples were collected in charcoal tubes and analyzed with gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. Ventilation measurements showed that 0.8 cubic feet of air per minute per square foot of floor space was supplied to the print room. Qualitative analysis of general-area air samples revealed isopropanol, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, xylenes, various C8 through C10 aliphatics, and C9H12 aromatics. Personal air samples showed no cellosolves above the detection limit and trace quantities of 1,1,1-trichloroethane, xylene, isopropanol, and total hydrocarbons. No cyclohexanone above the detection limit was found. The author concludes that no health hazard exists from exposure to chemical substances used in the printing process at this facility.

• Research Organization: National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5131266
• Report Number(s): PB-86-223070/XAB; HETA-84-319-1649
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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