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VOC abatement clears the air

Journal Article · · Hazmat World; (United States)
OSTI ID:7113363
For several years, employees at a New York City brokerage company's printing facility experienced health problems associated with poor indoor air quality. Symptoms included headaches, dizziness, and respiratory and sinus conditions. The 4,000-square-foot facility is on the ground level of a 10-story office building, adjacent to occupied office floors, a loading dock and an outdoor, multilevel parking garage. It also is near a major transit tunnel, and diesel and automotive exhaust fumes were evident. A Phase 1 indoor environmental assessment revealed no violations of OSHA permissible exposure limits; however, such VOCs as 1,1,1-trichloroethane, xylenes and toluene were found to be at nuisance'' irritant levels. Phase 1 results provided enough information to implement mitigation and remediation efforts.
OSTI ID:
7113363
Journal Information:
Hazmat World; (United States), Journal Name: Hazmat World; (United States) Vol. 7:5; ISSN HMWOED; ISSN 0898-5685
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English