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, Table 1
Vital Status of PCfl Workers
Known to be alive Known to be deceased Unknown vital status Total Person-years
Plant 1
Plant ?
Hales females
Males
females
537 355
631 811
56 18
32 66
5(1%) 598
' 8(2%)
4
381
14(2%) ' 677
27(351) 904
9,813 6,290
10,318
19,199
Total
2,7)4 17?
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2,W 4 5,6'/0
M
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Table 2.
Observed and Expected Deaths (0/e) According to Major Causes Among PCS workers
Cause of Oeath
(7th Revision ICO No.)
All Malignant Neoplasms . (140-205)
Nervous System (330-334, 345) .
Circulatory System
'(400-468)
.
Accidents (800-962)
1
All Other Causes
All Causes
Plant 1
' ' Males
Females
9/10.11 ' 4/ 7.05'
3/ 3.46 ` 1/ 1.91
26/24.85
7/ 6.56
7/ 7.47 11/14.21 56/60.10
1/ 0.21 5/ 6.50 18/22.23
Plant 2
Males
Females
3/ 6.55
23/19.89
2/ 1.90
5/ 5.70
16/14. -89
13/19.84
,3/ 8.14 8/10.46
32/41.94
3/ 3.08 22/16.65 66/65.94
Total
39/ 43.S8 11/ 12.96 62/ 66.14 14/ 19.70 46/ 47.83 172/150.21
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Observed and Expected Deaths According to Latency^ Among PC8 Workers T . A 1 i f'.jiif < i
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MGNS 0 0 0 1 6 3
- 10 yrs. 10-19 y rs.
> 20 y rs.
3 3.74 5 6.04
5 . 7.34
80 73 68
2 6.19 32
CJ 9.95
12
9.38
125
17
1^t
12 In. 66 113 . 17 16. or 3-
II. Cancer o f Rectum (ICD = 154)
< 10 y r s 10-19 yrs.
> 20 yrs.
0 0.10
0 0.17
1
0.21
476
0 0.16
0 0.26
0 0.25
0 0.4?
3
0.26
1154*
4
0.4 7
8 51 * *
III. Liver Cancer (ICO 156. 156A )
< in yrs. IC-19 yrs.
> 20 yrs.
'
0 1 0
0.07
0.12 0.16
833
0 0.13
0 0.20
2
0.21
952*
3
0.33
90*5 * `
0 0.23
0 0.39
IV. Cirrhosis cf Liver (ICD = 581)
< 10 yrs. 10-19 yrs .
> 20 yrs.
11 0.61 164
0
1.07
--
0 1
0.76 1.24
... .
81
1 1
] . 36 2.31
74
h5
0 0.97
A
1 -<v
30 3
4
1 .? ?
17S
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1 Latency = number of years from date first employed in exposed job to the rim.e uf
i;ath or 1/1/76.
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Table 5.
Observed and Expected Oeaths According to Length of . Exposure Among PCB Workers
I. All Cancers (ICO = 140-205)
Plant* 1
Plant ?
6 E SMR 0 E
$mr-
< 10 yrs. 10-19 yrs. ^ 20 yrs.
6 ' 6.69 4 6.52 3 3.95
90 12 11.88 101
61 7 9.49 74
76
7
5.05
139
11. Cancer of Rectum (ICO * 154)
< 10 yrs. 10-19 yrs. j> 20 yrs.
0 .0
1
. 0.18
0.20 0.11
________
--
|909
0
2 1
0.30 0.25 0.12
800 833
.
< 10 yrs." 16-19 yrs.
> 20 yrs.
< lo yrs. 10-19 yrs. j> 20 yrs.
III. Liver 'Cancer (ICO a 155, 156A)
1 0* 0
.
0.12 0.14
0.08
833. *i
1 1 0
0.25
0.22
o.n
400 455
iv . Cirrhosis Of the Liver (ICO = 581)
1 1.12 0 0.98 0 0.56
89 ' 1 0t. 4 '
1.22
1.12 0.65
82 6l5*
* p<0.05 ** P<0.01
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Plants 14? 0________ __________S^R
18 18.57
97
11 16.01
69
10
9.00
111
0 0.48
2
0.45
444
2
0.23
370*
2
0.37
541 1
1 0
0.36 0.19
278*
2 2.34
35
0 2.1
4
1.21
331
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Table 6
Concentrations of PCB's (Arcelor 1016) at Plant 1 - Taken April, 197?
A. Power Capacitor Manufacturing Facility
Personal Air Samples
______ Area Jiir ..Samples____
Job Titles
Total
.Sampling
NO. of
Time
Samples (jninutesJ.
TWA* (ug/mJ)
. Location
No. of Samples
Total Sampling
Time (minutes)
r.v (no/
d. f:
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Recovery 4 Repair
Salvage Operator
EMF Operator Treat Helper Treat Operator Repair U1
2
840
298 Test 4 paint
2
1 426 155 Assembly
1 431 115 Shipping
2 867
80 Storage
2 731
66 Winding
1 422
50
2 1 1
1
B. Small capacitor Manufacturing Facility
840
851 426 427 420
41
29 16 1ft
3
Moveman ' (Sealing Area)
Moveman , (Testing 4 i Soldering Area) 1 Testing
Packer Treat Operator
Rework & Final , Assembly r in-. ^iHnce
1 T ? f. .a r :r / 5 * c > i;;ke
* r . :. 1 >* tir
2
3 3 3 2
2 1 1.
i
689
1306 1290 1287
845
824 404 4 33 43 5
2a
393 Soldering .
2
Final
220 Assembly
2
218 Shipping
2
199 Winding 160 Can
.2 2
i
Manufacturing Cover
152
Manufacturing
2
1.50
140
13?
24
782 476
827 115 833 56 320 54 836 51
3 3 4 4 f>
* tv/A is calculated over the total sampling tin; p ?: L :> i.
Table 7
'
CuncenU-aLions of PCB's (Aroclor 1016) at Plant 2 - Taken March, 1977
Job Titles
Degreaser
Solder
Tanker
Moveman (Soldering
Area)
Personal Air Samples
. Total
Sampling
No. of
Time
TWA*
Samoles (minutes) (uq/m3)
. Location
1 381 1,260.' Impregnation
3 864 1,060 Pump Room
9 2120
850*. Testing
Area Air Samples
No. of Samples
Total Sampling
Time (minutes)1
TWA* (li q/m1 )
2 176 810
3 . 1079
490
5
1424 '
320
3
752
720 Pre-assembly
4 | 1213
140
Hoot Soak Operator
Tester
Pump Mechanic
3 3 1
872 . 630 Shipping
2
741 .
90
917 . 290' Winding
4 637 70
377 280 ' Cover
3 | 1089 60
Manufacturing
Floorman (pre-assembly)
6
1683
170* Office
2 741 .50
* The TWA is calculated over the total sampling time period.
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