Skin contamination survey at a coal gasifier using a luminescence detector
Conference
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OSTI ID:5296368
Skin contamination of workers in synfuel industries may be directly detected using induced fluorescence. The method uses a luminoscope, a portable luminescence detector based upon a fiberoptics lightguide. The lightguide transmits long-wavelength ultraviolet excitation radiation to the skin area being monitored at an intensity 1/100th of the radiant flux of sunlight and conveys the induced fluorescence emission from the contaminant to the detector. The instrument is suitable for detecting trace amounts of various coal tars at the ..mu..g/cm/sup 2/ levels. Coal distillate and recycle solvents from liquefaction processes can be detected at a few nl/cm/sup 2/ levels. The results of a recent field test at a coal conversion facility are reported.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Health and Environmental Research
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-26
- OSTI ID:
- 5296368
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-800602--5
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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016000 -- Coal
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& Peat-- Health & Safety
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AROMATICS
BODY
COAL GASIFICATION
COAL LIQUIDS
COAL TAR
CONTAMINATION
FLUORESCENCE
GASIFICATION
HYDROCARBONS
INDUSTRY
LUMINESCENCE
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PERSONNEL
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
SKIN
SYNTHETIC FUELS INDUSTRY
TAR
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
016000 -- Coal
Lignite
& Peat-- Health & Safety
560306* -- Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology-- Man-- (-1987)
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
AROMATICS
BODY
COAL GASIFICATION
COAL LIQUIDS
COAL TAR
CONTAMINATION
FLUORESCENCE
GASIFICATION
HYDROCARBONS
INDUSTRY
LUMINESCENCE
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PERSONNEL
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
SKIN
SYNTHETIC FUELS INDUSTRY
TAR
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES