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July 8-11, 1969
ETHYL CORPORATION PASADENA, TEXAS
Dust Counts Obtained On Samples of Air Collected By Use of Midget Impinger During Indoor Sandblasting Operations at Sodium Plant.
Location of S ampler
Sampler located ap
proximately 15 ft.
from operator,
(#1)
during sandblast
ing
Observer in same area not wearing (#2) respirator
Outside air near en closed sandblasting area HB-Z
Millions of Particles Per.Cubic Foot of Air
mppcf
18
20
1.2
Calculated* TLV
__ seegf__
2.8
Calculated from the formula:
mppcf
250 %si2 + 5"
and is based upon a per cent silica of 85% (average of two samples analyzed).
ETH 002242
July 8-11, 1969
ETHYL CORPORATION PASADENA, TEXAS
ANALYSIS OF SAND COLLECTED FROM SANDBLASTING
AREA FOR FREE SILICA
Sample Identification
Sample taken from previ ously unopened bag as received from supplier
- Per Cent Free Crystalline Silica in Sample
Quartz Cristobalite Tridymite
89
absent
absent
Sample collected from settled dust inside sandblast room in HBZ area
81
absent
absent
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