Health hazard evaluation report, HETA 91-131/193-2261, EPA Superfund Site, Newark, New Jersey

Technical Report · Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992

OSTI ID:5977093

Lyman, M; Mannino, D; Smith, J

NIOSH assistance was requested in determining potential and actual health effects to hazardous waste site workers at the White Chemical site located in Newark, New Jersey. Three staff involved with early site remediation reported significant respiratory problems suggestive of airway hyperresponsiveness. These persons primarily worked in the 'support zone,' where no respiratory protection was worn, and were eventually forced by increasing symptoms to avoid the site entirely. A fire official with airways hyperresponsiveness was reported by a local physician. This fire official had made three fire safety inspections at the site prior to remediation. Air sampling in a new trailer serving as the command post and primary worksite of these employees found a formaldehyde level of 0.65 ppm, exceeding the NIOSH Recommended Exposure Limit of 0.016 ppm. Three of 31 workers employed at the site at time of interview reported sore throat, nausea, or headache symptoms as work-related. No further cases suggestive of reactive airways disease or other significant respiratory illness have been reported. Continued site remediation may be responsible for no new cases of disease being reported.

• Research Organization: National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV (United States). Respiratory Disease Hazard Evaluation and Technical Assistance Program
• OSTI ID: 5977093
• Report Number(s): PB-93-215077/XAB; HETA-91-131/193-2261
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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