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Industrial Hygiene Research Unit has bean elected Secretary-
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MR. HARRY M. BOWMAN
APPOINTED ASSOCIATE MANAGING DIRECTOR
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Oa January 1, 1968 Mr. Harry M. Bowman of Watt Cald
well, Now Jerse* wat appointed Saaior Fallow of Mallon Institute
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Mr. Bowman, formerly aeaociated with the Thiokol Cham* leal Corporation In DenvtUe. New Jareay la already known to many in the Foundation'* membarthip. For the patt tan year* ha hat participated in several Foundation activities: a. g., ha wat a apeaker at the 1960 Annual Meeting, aad Eaa eerved oa (1) the Chemical-Toxicological Committee. (2) the Policy and Planning Committee (as Chairman) and (3) the Board of Trustees.
Mr. Bowman will assuma responsibility for the conduct of Industrial Hygiene Foundation's business affairs which in the pest have been administered directly by Dr. Robert T. P. deTreville. Managing Director. Since 1963. Dr. deTreville. has also admin istered the Foundation's expanding research activities in the lab* oratory and the field. Appointment of an Associate Managing Director will allow him to devote a much greater portion of his time in support of the Foundation's scientific activities.
Formerly with the Bakellte Company from 1939 to 1954. Mr. Bowman joined the Thiokol Chemical Corporation's Reaction Motors Division as research spectroacopist. In 1956 he became supervisor of the Chemistry Administration Section where industrial safety and hygiene became one of his major concerns; la 1957. Manager of tbs Research Operation and Plans Department where the industrial safety and hygiene responsibility expanded to the research complex; Director of the Nuclear Technology Department in 1961; aad the following year assumed the position of Assistant to the Gen eral Manager of the Reaction Motors Division. Early la 1967 he became Manager of the Facilities Management and Manager of Proposal Management, which position he left to come to the Industrial Hygiene Foundation.
Author of a number of published articles dealing with Ms field. Mr. Bowman has also been an officer in several research associations: former Vice President of the Society for Applied Spectro scopy; pest President of the Association for R 6 D Administration; past Chairman of the Speakers Bureau of the Coblentx Society; past Assistant Chairman and Director of the New Jersey section of the American Aitronautlcal Society; past State Chairman of the New Jersey Council for Research aad Development. He is also a member of the Air Force Association. American Ordnance Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and Seminar Leader for the American Manage ment Association.
Mr. Bowman was awarded a B. S. In Physics from New York University aad has does graduate work at the New York University. Stanford University Graduate School of Business, and Fairlsigh Dickinson University. A veteran of World War Q. in which he took part In the Battle of the Bulge, he is actively interested in civic, community, and church affiliations. The Bowman's son, Ted, Is serving with the U.S. Air Forcewt Misawa AFB. Japan.
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INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE DIGEST Literature and News
I NEWS ITEMS I
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Perchlorethylene Safety.
Under the auspices of the Laundry and Cleaners Allied Trades Association (LACATA) an educa
tional program designed to cover alt aspects of the safe handling and use of perchlorethylene ss
a drycleaning solvent is being undertaken by an international committee of producers of per-
chlorethykene. The program is being implemented by the Subcommittee on Safe Handling of
Perchlorethylene under the guidance of a LACATA general committee composed of representa
tives from the major producers of perchlorethylene. The American Institute of Laundering Inc.,
the National Automatic Laundry and Cleaning Council and the National Institute of Drycleaning
lnc.,are also participating in the program. The Subcommittee has become a member of the
Industrial Hygiene Foundation Inc.#which is also assisting in this program. Principal objectives
of the program are to promote safe methods of handling perchlorethylene in commercial end
cofn-op dry cleaning operations to acquaint owners and employees of commercial and coin-op
drycleaning operations and customers of coin-op drycleaning shops with essential character
istics of the solvent and to provide factual data for the guidance of public health, labor# fire
and other regulatory agencies.
-- Am. lad# Hyg. Assn# J. a28# 598 (Nov. -Dec. 1967).
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Optokinetic Nystagamus.
The National Safety Council has suggested ways to cope with conveyor-belt sickness --a form of
optokinetic nystagamus--caused by the necessity of inspectors working at conveyor belts to
rapidly shift their focus of vision. This occupational hazard may induce a fatigue which could
contribute to more serious difficulties. One simple preventative measure is to screen off
objects that move in directions that don't match the conveyor-belt flow. Some measure of pre
vention is also achieved by convincing workers of their need for plenty of sleep and adequate#
energy-building breakfasts. This type of occupational problem also occurs in some other
industrial situations requiring intense visual concentration with rapid shifting of the focus. This
has been thought to contribute to some emotional disturbance also.
-- Am. lad. Hyg. lad. J. 28. 522 (Nov.-Dec.. 1967).
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Epoay Resins.
A general conference on epoxy resins held recently at the USA Standards Institute recommended
the initiation of a prbject on safety requirements for epoxy resins. The scope of the project is
to provide producers and users of epoxies (employed in industrial applications) with a set of
criteria and labeling recommendations so that they can better (1) define the hazard category into
which their specific products fall by use of the classification principle set forth# and (2) design
labels which will adequately warn of such hazards according to the degree of care in handling re
quired. The conference proposed the title for the project to be Safety In Epoxy Resins, and that
the Society of the Plastics Industry be invited to sponsor the project.
-- Natl. Safety News 96. 20 (Dec., 1967).
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Trace Characterisation.
The National Bureau of Standards has published as Monograph 100# Trace CharacterizationChemical and Physical# by W.W. Meinke and B.F. Scribner (editors). Copies of this 560page publication are available for $4. SO each from the Superintendent of Documents# U.S. Government Printing Office# Washington, D.C. 20402. This publication resulted from a symposium held in October# 1966# on the subject of the trace characterization and bringing together the leading authorities from the United States and abroad in many different fields which contribute to the physical and chemical characterization of materials# especially to the detection and determination of trace amounts of defects and foreign substances. Discussed in the publication are electrical measurements; electrochemical methods; optical and x-ray spectroscopy; x-ray diffraction; optical methods; chemical spectrophotometry; nuclear methods; mass spectroscopy; preconcentrstion; sampling and reagents: and electron and optical micro scopy as applied to trace characterization. This volume brings together state-of-the-art summaries in most of the areas pertinent today for trace characterization# and offers a glimpse of problems to be faced in the future. --Am. Ind. Hyg. Assn. J. 28, 540 (Nov. -Dec. # 1967).
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The quality of the air we breathe ia becoming o( more and more concern to the population. The amount of contaminated air a person can breathe without adverse effects has now been establish* cd by the American Industrial Hygiene Association through a new series entitled Ambient Air Quality Guides. The subjects covered lathis series are: Aldehydes; Beryllium; Carbon Mon* oxide; Ethylene; Fluorides; iron Oxide; Lead; Oaone; Phenolic Compounds; Regional Planning; Sulfur Compounds; Total Particulate Matter. Each Guide includes the following: (1) Physical and Chemical Properties in the Atmosphere, (2) Potential Harmful Effects, (3) Annoyance Effects, (4) Air Sampling and Analysis and (51 Recommended Air Quality Values. For many years (since 19551 the American Industrial Hygiene Association has published threshold limits for various contaminants in the workroom atmosphere, which ere known as Hygienic Guides, and now has applied this highly specialised knowledge to the community atmosphere. The first of these Guides will be published in the January - February, 1968 issue of tbe American Indust* rial Hygiene Association Journal, and may be purchased from the American Industrial Hygiene Association, 1412S Prevost, Detroit, Michigan 48227. American Industrial Hygiene Association News Release, December 11, 1967. Price: not given*
We May Be Leaving a Deadly Legacy of Pollution.
A task force was appointed by HEW Secretary Gardner about six months ago to advise the depart*
menton how to cope with man's increasing power to foul the environment. It submitted 34 re
commendations to tbe department. Ten were for immediate programs to achieve sharp abate
ment of pollution and stringent safeguards against unknown haaards from new products. Industrial
smokestack and auto exhaust emissions would be cut 90 per cent within a few years. No new
synthetic substance would be marketable after 1970 without some proof of safety. Other re*
commendations were for setting up a national environmental protection system to look at pollution
not piecemeal but as a whole, and to deal with new haaards as they srise. It was estimated that
about half of the task force's proposals would require new legislation. At a Senate bearing several
weeks ago Dr. William H. Stewart, Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, called air pol
lution a "health challenge of the first magnitude confronting the American people today". Common
colds and other upper respiratory infections occur more often during high levels of pollution. This
has been documented in Maryland, Detroit, and in Britain, Japan and tbe Soviet Union. But these
illnesses are all caused by viruses and the complex circumstances that make them more common
during pollution episodes are obscure. The six-person task force headed by Ron M. Linton a
former Senate aide, has added its voice to those who are urging that man's pollution of Ms environ*
ment be studied as a whole and wherever possible, abated for the good of the present, and future,
generations.
-- Cond. from Medicine, New York Times, Sunday, June 18th, 1967.
Editor's Note: See also Industrial Hygiene Digest Abstract 1131, December, 1967 on the Linton Report*
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American College of Psychiatrists, New Orleans, La. American Academy of Allergy, Boston, Mass. American College of Radiology, Chicago, 111.
American Academy of Occupational Medicine, Washington, D.C. Society of University Surgeons, New York, N. Y. Congress on Medical Education (64th Annual), Chicago, 111. Symposium on Atherosclerosis and its Relationship to Carbohydrate Metabolism,
New York, N.Y. American Psychopathological Association, New York, N.Y. American College of Surgeons, Sectional Meeting, Dallas, Texas. Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis, New York. N.Y. Institute on Diabetes (5th Annual), Aspen, Colorado. American Academy of Forensic Science#, Chicago, 111. Canadian-American Medical-Dental Association, Park City, Utah. National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York, N.Y. American College of Cardiology, San Francisco, Calif. Symposium on Cystic Fibrosis and Related Human and Animal Disease,
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The State of New Jersey has proposed a code regulating the amount of sulfur in fuels in a three-
phase program beginning January 1, 1968. The second and third phases are slated to start on
October lv 1970 and October 1, 1971, respectively. The proposed code schedules progressive reduction in allowable percentages of sulfur in commercial fuel oils; sets dates for reduction of
emission rates of sulfur dioxide from noncommercial fuels; and prohibits expansion, recon
struction or construction of coal-fired boilers of more than one million BTU per hour capacity
! I except under certain controlled conditions. Coal merchants would not be permitted to sell bitum inous coal containing more than 1% sulfur nor anthracite with more than 0.7. The use of coal
with higher sulfur content would be prohibited except under certain controlled conditions. The
code regulates both commercial and noncommercial fuels.
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BOOKS. PAMPHLETS AND NOTICES
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The Particle Atlas. A Photomicrographic Reference for the Microscopical Identification of
Particulate Substances. W. C. McCrone, R. G. Drafts, and J. G. Delly. AVAILABLE FROM:
Ann Arbor Science Publishers* Inc., P.O. Box 1425, Ana Arbor, Michigan* 48106. PRICE;
not given.
Dust particles constitute a major problem In air pollution control. Millions of dollars are spent
through out the world to clean buildings, windows, drapes, clothing etc., soiled by small particles.
Some of these partielos also cause plant damage and a few react chemically to produce eye-water
ing and lung-damaging effects (e. g. asbestos and quarts). Visibility in cities is seriously hamper*
ed by high concentrations of suspended dust. Knowledge of the sources of these particles would
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be helpful in effecting pollution control. Most clean-rooms today, though unquestionably effective,
are susceptible to erratic operation due to contamination by small particles. Particles far too
small to be seen without the microscope can cause rejection rates on high-priced parts to sky
rocket without warning. When this occurs it is very important to be able to identify the source.
In problems of air pollution, dean-room contamination, process failure and criminalistics--the
key is often the identification, though microscopy, of small particles. Even when large samples
are available, the techniques described for ultramicrosamples may he the most effective means
of identifying the substance and solving the problem. This publication endeavors to present all
of the sMlls necessary for working with small particles--how to choose and use the necessary
microscope, bow to collect, manipulate and characterise particles of interest and how to identify
each of the particles in a tampls. Two specific questions can be answered by using the techniques
given; (1) What is the identity of each unknown particle in a sample and (2) Does the sample con
tain any particles from a given source? After becoming proficient in small particle Identification,
the microscopist looking though the microscope will be able to say as he looks at sack successive
particle, "This one is a diatom, this one's wheat starch, here's pine pollen, cement dust, quarts
sand, an orlon fiber, oil soot, a paint chip." He can Identify most of the components in the
sample end may also be able to estimate the percentages with considerable accuracy. The sub
stances covered in this atlas are considered to be the most common and important. With this ref
erence, an investigator should be able to solve most, if not all of his particle identification prob
lems. A course in identifying particles with the help of this atlas, which is said to be given by
the McCrone Research Institute in Chicago may be of interest; and the Taft Center of the U.5.
Public Health Service In Cincinnati is also said to teach auch a course. The Gelman Instrument
Company sells sets of prepared slides of known particulars.
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Editor's Note: The importance of small particle identification in the lungs at autopsy has been raised by the finding of so called asbestos or ferruginous bodies--curiously shaped or elongated fibers, coated with an iron-protein material--in the lungs of about half of the urbanites who come to autopsy. Usually there is absence of any evidence of associated lung disease, and the finding would be of academic interest, except for the claim of Thomaon* that all such bodies result from environmental exposure to asbestos. In letters^ to the editor of the American Medical Association
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Archives of Pathology (AMA), we have pointed out that many filamentous shaped particles, organic as well as mineral, have sufficiently small diameter to reach lung aeinl (primary lobules of the lung). Photomicrographs made by Dr. Paul Gross, Director, Research Laboratory, Industrial Hygiene Foundation, from home vacuum eweepings revealed fibers, about lu In diameter, which disappeared on incineration, and were thus definitely not aebeatos. Furthermore, ae des cribed in papers3* 4 at the 31st and 32nd Annual Meeting# of IHF, we have successfully produced ferruginous bodies indistinguishable from asbestos bodies with non-asbestos fibers (including a clay, an abrasive, and a form of filamentous glass). This new reference provides an atlas of small particles from a wide variety of sources, under the following headings: (A) Wind Erosion Particulates: (1) Biological; (2) Fibers; (3) Rocks and Minerals; (B) Industrial Dusts: (1) Abrasives and Polishes; (2) Catalysts; (3) Cements; (4) Detergents end Cleaners: (5) Fertilisers; (6) Food Processing; (7) Metals Refining and Processing; (8) Polymers;(9J Miscellaneous Indust rial Dusts; (C) Combustion Products. In view of the eeee of exposure of the population to dusts such as these and many others not listed, and the tang's nonspecific reaction to many of them, the finding of ferruginous bodies in the lungs of adult urbanites at autopsy should not be either sur prising or alarming, while research in the laboratory and field are being carried out to better define health haxards of any sort, real or potential, in employees or the public st large.
-- R.T.P. deT.
3,4 Paol Groee, M. D.,: The Pulmonary Reaction to Man's Environment, Transactions of the 31st Industrial Hygiene Foundation Annual Meeting, October 18-19, 1966 at Chatham Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania John M. G. Davis, M.D., et al: Asbestos Bodies and Bioeffeets--A Detective Story, presented at the 32nd Industrial Hygiene Foundation Annual Meeting, October 10-11, 1967 at Chatham Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (to be published).
10 Year Book of Nuclear Medicine. Vol. 2-1967. J.L. Quinn, ID. Editor. AVAILABLE FROM; Year Book Medical Publishers,Inc., 35 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, 1U. 60601. 366 pp. PRICE: $10.00.
Nuclear medicine is that clinical discipline concerned with the diagnostic, therapeutic and in vestigative uees of radionuclides. It is gensrally understood that this excludes the therapeutic use of sealed radiation sources. In kseping with this, the second volume of the Year Book of Nuclear Medicine remains unchanged in organization and presentation. It was a year of ex tension of current Imowledge and new applications of established procedures. No new concepts concerning detectors, detecting or the detected occurred. The multiple-crystal, rapid rtctl* linear scanning systems became commercially available. Image-amplification radionuclide detectors appear to be almost ready. Educational goala and measures of competence in nuclear medicine were given greater attention. In some circles the core curriculum of a nuclear med icine residency was discussed as containing six months of basic nuclear medicine sciences, 18 months of clinical nuclear medicine and 12 months of parallel or related experience in investiga tive or applied medicine. Technetium became available to smaller hospitals in either the sterile , generator or individual dose forms snd the important new radionuclide indium-113m matured and iodine-123 became more available. An article by Mr. Donald Charleston, a senior scientist st the Argonne Cancer Research Hospital on radiation detector systems, which is well worth reading, helps to bridge the gap between the physician and his instrument colleagues.
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11 Atmospheric Emissions From the Manofacture of Portland Cement. T.E. Kreichelt, D.A. Kemnitx, and S. T. Cuffe. U.S. Dept, of HEW, Public Health Service, Bureau of Disease Prevention and Environmental Control, Cincinnati, Ohio. Public Health Service Publication No. 999-AP-17. AVAILABLE to requesters as supply permits from 5555 Ridge Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45213.
This report has been prepared to provide reliable information on actual and potential atmospheric emissions from portland cement manufacturing plants and on methods and equipment normally employed to limit these emissions to satisfactory levels. In 1964, production of portland cement in the United States was approximately 361, 000, 000 barrels. Cement production ie expected to increase at the rate of about five percent per year, with a comparable increase In the construc tion of new plants. Dust generated in the dry-process kiln may vary from 1 to 25 percent ex pressed in terms of finished cement; from the wet process, 1 to 33 percent. Sulfur dioxide emissions from the kiln operation are generally minor; most of the oxides of sulfur in the kiln gases combine with the alkalies as condensed sulfates. In the wet process, an odor problem may arise from heating certain types of raw material such as marine shells, marl, clay, or
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shale. Dust emissions as low as 0.03 to 0. OS grain per standard cubic foot have been obtatned
in newly designed well-controlled plants. Approximate dust-grain loadings needed to meet
California ordinances vary from 0.08 grain per standard cubic foot for email kilns (i. e., 2, 000
barrels per day capacity! to 0.02 grain per standard cubic foot for large units (L., 8, 000
barrels per day capacity). The approximate corresponding dust collection efficiencies range
front 98. 3 percent for small kilns to 99.8 for large units. Kilns of up to 4, 000 barrels per day
capacity could meet the process weight limitations with exit dust loadings of 0.05 grains per
standard cubic foot; a dust collection efficiency of approximately 99.6 percent would be requir
ed, however. For large kilns (8, 000 barrels per day) lower exit duet loadings of 0. 02 to 0. 03
grain per standard cubic foot would be required to meet the emission regulations of Los Angeles
and of the Bay Area, respectively. Although the economic benefits resulting from the reuse of
collected dust do net completely offset the cost of the duet-collection equipment, the esthetic
value to the community plus a compliance with certain municipal and state air pollution control
ordinances make these advances in dust arrestment worthwhile. ,
--R.T.P. deT.
11 Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research. Progress Report XVII. The Cancerous Change. Sloan-Kcttering Institute for Cancer Research. AVAILABLE FROM: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 444 East 68th Street, New York, N.Y. 10021. 72 pp. (April, 1967V PRICE: not given.
* Cancer may be thqpght of as a descent with modification of somatic cells. It occurs in all classes of vertebrates---fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Except for eontrot
* measures in human beings, the disease may serve as a partial check on the site of tbs affected populations. The spontaneous occurrence of the disease represents natural selection for the eancer against the organism. In addition, man himself selects for cancer. Sometimes he does this wittingly for investigative purposes by cultivating strains of laboratory animals that readily develop the disease. However, man also selects for cancer without realising this. Unconscious
i selection for malignant disease follows from improper management of radiation, whether of Xrays or radioactive chemicals. Radiation, as an atomic explosion by-product, increased the incidence of leukemia among survivors at Hiroshima. In other circumstances, cancer develops from harmful habitual practices. Chronically poor dietary habits may be associated with the development of caneer. In the past, the disease often originated from chronic exposure in industry to certain chemicals. Since man has the power of selection, it is evident that some persons exercise this power to risk developing eancer In themselves. Chronic, heavy cigarette smoking is such a risk. Selection by man against cancer represents hope, and is reflected by all efforts to understand and control the disease. Proper management of radiation and industrial environments, regulation of chemical additives to foods, drugs and cosmetics, improved dietary habits, therapeutic and research endeavors, education of the medical profession and the public-- these are some of the human efforts designed to control and prevent cancer. -- Epilogue (p. 70).
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13 Study of Public Health Careers: Some Characteristics of Industrial Hygienists. W. P. Shepard, C.W. Dean, andR.H. Etling. Am. Ind. Hyg. Assn. J. 28. 573-582 (Nov.-Dec., 1967).
In a nation-wide questionnaire study of about 10, 000 professional public health workers, 767 out of
l the then 1, 042 members of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) returned satis
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factory replies. Concerning their basic disciplines of origin they are a remarkably hetero
geneous group. They are excentionally well qualified academically. Only about one half work
in industry, the rest in health departments or research or teaching institutions. They are well
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by industrial physicians. Their job stability and satisfaction compare well with the general
sample. There are 7 references.
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19 Personality and Achievement of Air Traffic Controllers. D.K. Trites, A. Kurek, and B. B. Cobb. Aerospace Med. 38, 1 US-1150 (Nov., 1967).
Personality characteristics of 338 Enrnute Air Traffic Control Specialists contributing to greater or less than predicted achievement in training at the FAA Academy and relationships between tlus over- and underachievement in training and subsequent job performance were Investigated. From a regression weighted combination of aptitude test scores and biographical characteristics
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predicted coorae grade average* were computed and subtracted from actual grade averages to
obtain an estimate of over- or underachievement. These difference scores were correlated with
the 18 scales of the California Psychological Inventory and with measures of job performance.
Overachievers were found to be more intellectually efficient, more interested in achievement,
responsible, dominant, tolerant, self-controlled, socially mature and aware of others, interest
ed in giving a good impression, and had a greater personal sense of well-being than the under
achievers. Relationships between the difference scores and six aspects of job performance
were all significantly positive. It was concluded that (1) over- or usderacHevement during
training reflected differences in personality structure among trainees, and (2) over- or under
achievement was a relatively stable characteristic,of individuals manifested subsequently in
their job performance. There are 13 references.
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15 Organising for Ergonomics. F.A. Damon. Am. lnd. Hyg. Assn. J. 28, 583-587 (Nov.-Dec.. 1967).
Elimination of unnecessary physical and psychical stress promotes more effective utilisation of the physical and mental capabilities which the worker brings to the job. A corporate Ergonomics Committee provides an effective, systematic method to bring the knowledge of several disciplines to bear properly to "fit the job to the worker". This paper outlines the organisation, function, and operation of such a committee. Six references are given.
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16 Work-rest Cycle In Aircrewmen Fatigue. R.L. DeHart. Aerospace Med. 38. 1174*1179 (Nov,, 1967).
The stresses acting upon military aircrewmen are numerous and variable. Theee atressee are
modified by such factors as morale, motivation and mission accomplishmsnt. The interaction
of stress and the individual may produce a subjective sense of weariness, with a concomitant
objective deterioration in performance-->a acceptable definition of fatigue. This study was
. undertaken to more clearly delineate the subjective effects of fatigue in terms of the actual work-
rest cycle. The subjects were highly motivated aircrewmen in an operational squadron, per
forming a variety of aircraft systems tests. The missions were variable, from low level ground
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approach tests to high level photographic evaluations, from duration times of less than one hour, to over fifteen hours, and with a world-wide geographic spread. A daily activity log, designed
to cover a 24-hour period, was prepared by each subject. The log was divided into the following
five major sections: Rest. Duty. Recreation. Nutrition, and Physiological Reactions. Twenty-
four subjects completed the study, preparing the log for 30 consecutive days, thus providing a
total of 24 man-months of subjective data for evaluation. The daily logs were analysed to
establish trends and the influence of doty time and other factors on subjectively described symp
toms of fatigue. The importance of modifying influences of sueh factors as job satisfaction and
mission accomplishment on subjective fatigue are presented. There are 15 references. -- Author's abst.
17 Psoedomonas aeruginosa Epidemic Traced to Delivery Room Resoscitators. J. Flerer, P.M. Taylouand H.M. Gezon. New Engl. J. Med. 276, 991-996 (May 4, 1967).
An outbreak of Pseudomonas serugino** infection in a premature nursery involved 22 newborn
Infants and resulted in two deaths. The original source of the epidemic was found to be the
delivery-suite resuscitation equipment that had been contaminated via a wash-sink aerator.
Pyocine typing was used to relate the epidemic type of pseudomonas in premature infanta to
the delivery-room contamination. Crossinfection through the contaminated hands of personnel
in the nursery was thought to be responsible for the majority of the infections in infants not
resuscitated at birth, and the infection proved uncontrollable as long as Infected babies remained
in the nursery. There are 18 references.
-- Authors' abst.. Public Health Eng. Absts.
18 Functional Cheat Pain. D.E. Fllxm. Aerospace Med. 58, 1167-1170 (Nov.. 1967).
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In aviation medicine, accurate diagnosis of the cause of chest pain is particularly important.
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emotional factors. Functional chest pain may be a conversion ("hysterical") symptom, in
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smooth muscle spasm, mediated through autonomic innervations, affecting organs of the upper
abdomen and chest. Important factors in the differential diagnosis of chest pain include its
characteristics, the manner in which the patient describee and reacts to the pain, and the
circumstances in which it occurs. The possibility of adding an iatrogsnic element in cases of
functional chest pain can be minimized by careful history and examination. There are B
references.
-- Author's abet.
Heart Rate of Pilots Flying Aircraft on Scheduled Airline Routes. H. P.R. Smith. Aerospace Med. 3S,_1117-1119 (Nov., 1967).
The heart rate of seven experienced pilots was recorded at flva-socond intervals during take*
off and landing and at five*minute intervals during prefligl* checks, taxying and the. rsmainer
of the fligltt. The rate of all of the pilots was raised during every take-off and landing. It
was also increased to a varying extent according to the difficulties and hazards of the re
mainder of the flying task. The resulta support the view that the number of hours flown is not
the only parameter needed to measure the work done by civil air transport pilots. There ere
5 references.
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20 Ultra-Low Frequency Displacement Ballistocardiogram Normal Standards and Clinical Observa tions. J.E. Smith. Aerospace Med. 38, 1120-1129 (Nov., 1967).
In this study, as In previous studies, the resting electrocardiogram has limited value and the
positive Master two-step test, although of more definitive diagnostic accuracy, occurs too lat#
in the disease process to be of any help for the early detection and prevention of cardiovascular
disease. The use of maximal exercise testing with treadmills may be a useful method of
assessing risk by measuring the R-ST segment deviation and apparently theae changes can be
detected at a much earlier time in the disease process. It is also possible that the abnormal
ballistocardiogram may be of great value in assessing future risk. This also seems to occur
at a point in time that would make preventive measures more effective. The presence of a
low amplitude displacement U + JM under 20 mm. or 100 micron when combined with a small
acceleration HI and deep acceleration K (HK/HX ratio over 1.6 to 2.00) seems to be associated
with markedly increased risk of the future development of vascular disease. Certainly, more
medical emphasis should be directed to those cases having ST segment deviations on maximal
exercise stress testing, abnormal ballistocardiograms and abnormalities in the biochemical
area. It is still uncertain what benefits can be obtained by an aggressive program of prevention,
but it seems possible that meticulous dietary adjustments, progressive exercise stress programs
and an attempt to use psychiatric techniques for the relief of anxiety should all be looked at
carefully. If all of theae techniques combined would prevent one case of coronary heart disease,
per year in an airline captain at any age, it would easily pay for the coat of a medical depart
ment. An airline captain is probhhly one of the most expensive pieces of biological hardware
in existence. The loss of a captain between the ages of 40 to 50 may represent an Investment
loss as high as $250, 000.00 when one orients to the cost of training, loss of license insurance
and pension rights. The loss of 20 captains is comparable to the eost of a modern DC-8 jet air
liner. Approximately 70 per cent of our pilots who lose their licenses on medical grounds have
been due to cardiovascular disease. With an aging population and nearly 5, 000 pilots, the
economic results apeak for themselves without reference to the humanistic factors. There
are 23 references.
-- Cond. from Author's text
The Clinical Stages of Breast Cancer--What do They Mean? C-n. Med. Assn. J. 97, 1257-1262 (Nov. IB, 1967).
J.E. Devin.
A consecutive series of 1,440 breast eancer patients has been retrospectively reviewed, with
reference to the factors related to the presenting clinical stage of the tumors. The known time
existence before presentation for treatment did not correlate with either the presenting clinical
stage or the survival rates for these stages. In spite of earlier presentation for treatment
over the 26 years the distribution of patients in the different clinical stages was unchanged.
The crude survival rates and annual death rates suggest that the different clinical stages con
tain biologically different tumors. The higher incidence of skin recurrences, their earlier
occurrence, and the poorer subsequent survival rates of patients with the more advanced
clinical stages also indicate a biological difference between the tumors of the different stages.
With the host-tumor relationship so important in determining the subsequent outcome of the
patient, it i* desirable that we employ methods of therapy associated with the least treatment-
induced suffering. There are 14 references.
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Health Phytic# 2' U9-196 (Feb.. 1967).
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The potential effect on public health and the environment from the proposed operation of major
nuclear reactor facilities is now being evaluated or a routine basis. In the past year* several
reactors in the 1, 200 to 1,600 MW thermal power level have been evaluated prior to the start
of construction. With the use of several power reactors as typical examples, the role of the
Public Health Service in providing assistance to state health agencies on potential environ*
t mental problems is discussed.
Five references are given. -- Abst. cond., Public Health Eng. Absta.
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Application of Gas Chromatography in Manned Space Flight. J.D. Lem, Jr. Aerospace Med. 38, 1110*1117 (Nov., 1967).
A trace contaminant detection ayatem using gas chromatographic techniques has been develop
ed to provide real-time analysis of the space cabin atmosphere and suit gas during space flight.
Information concerning the presence and buildup of any toadc contaminants during flight was
considered essential in preparation for missions of long duration. Gas chromatography, with
Its Inherent simplicity and amenability to miniaturisation, has proven to be a valuable tool in
the detection system. Rigid reliability requirements are imposed on spacecraft systems and
flight instruments. A maximum effort was therefore expended in this program to obtain an
instrument capable of performing in a space environment without overcompromising the ver
satility of gas chromatography in the laboratory. The carrier gas in the detection system is
helium, boused in a S. 9-inch-diameter titanium sphere. Electronics are provided for amplifica
tion of the detector signals, zero compensation, oven temperature control, amplifier attenuation,
and automatic programing. The analyser subassembly consists of three separate columns
and associated eroas-section ionization detectors. The system has undergone extensive test
ing at NASA-MSC,* including both laboratory tests and chamber simulations, and will be of
great assistance in answering the trace contaminant question#,
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* From the Crew Systems-Support Development Branch of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston Texas.
65 Determination of the Threshold Effects of Atmospheric, Irritating Pollutants--Comparison of Two Methods. R. GuiUerm, R. Bad re, and J. Hee. Ann. Occ. Hyg. (London) 10. 127-133 (April, 1967). French.
Two biological tests are proposed for determining the threshold effects of atmospheric irritat
ing pollutants such as aerolein, crotonaldebyde, methacrolein, acetaldehyde, propionaldehyde,
and isobutyraldehyde. Method# involve the measure of ciliary activity of tracheal epithelium in
vitro and bronchomotricity in guinea pigs In vivo. Ciliary frequency is measured by photo-
oscillography. Bronchomotricity is measured by recording transthoraeo-pulraonary pressure In
artificially ventilated spinalized guinea pigs. Threshold effect in parts per million of the various
irritants based on the ciliary activity and the bronchomotricity respectively was* acrolein 15-20
and 20; crotonaldebyde 25-35 and 40-50; methacrolein 120-150 and 110-120; acetaldehyde 450-
500 and 400; propionaldehyde 650-700 and 700; and for isobutyraldehyde the value for bron-
chometricity was 1500-2500. Further tests are indicated to verify the validity of the tests with
inorganic irritants.
-- A PCA Absts.
M Sampling and Analysis of Organic Solvent Emissions. A. L. Vender Kolk. Am. Ind. Hyg. Assn. J. 28, 588-589 (Nov. .Dec., 1967).
Stack emissions were evaluated for air pollution purposes by using both Mylar bag sampling
and gas washing bottles containing normal hexane and orthoxylene. Analysis was done by
gas chromatography. Agreement between the two sampling techniques was good, and each
method has its advantages and disadvantages.
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67 A Preliminary Report on the Us* of Silver Metal Membrane Filter* in Sampling for CoalTar Pitch Volatiles. R.T. Richard*, 0. Therese Donovan, and J.R. Hall. Am- Ind. Hyg. Aasn. J. 2b, 590-594 (Nov.-Dec., 1967).
Background information concerning reason* for the initiation of thi* study, the tentative thres
hold limit of 0.2 mg. per cubic meter of air (American Conference of Governmental Industrial
Hygienists (ACGZH), and previous attempts at sampling with glass fiber filters are discussed.
Problems encountered in obtaining consistent results with glass fiber filters and the benaene
extraction analysis technique led to a search for a better technique. Comparison of glass fiber
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benaene extraction and airflow* determinations. The results of actual sampling art listed, and
other possible uses of the metal membrane in industrial hygiene are discussed. There are
two references.
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68 Gaseous Fluoride Emissions From Stationary Sources. R.C. Specbt and R.R. Calaceto, Chem. Eng. Progr. 63, 78-84 (May, 1967). . *
Methods of controlling the emission of fluorides from the brick and tile* steel, aluminum, and
phosphate fertiliser industries are examined. The brick and tile industry receives brief treat
ment and a concluding statement mentions that a Venturi-type scrubber was used in bottle
manufacture with 92% efficiency. In the steel industry, the emission of fluorides from sinter
ing plants exceeds those from open hearth furnaces and different control measures are re
quired. The addition of 6% by weight of ground limestone to the sintering mix reduced fluoride
emission by nearly one half. The final treatment consists of the means for supplying and
Injecting pulverized limestone and the final dust separation equipment. Reduction of fluorides
is estimated at 9oV The basic difference between the treating systems of the sintering and
open hearth processes is the pressure under which they operate and tbs material used as a
reactant; Ca(OK)2 is used in the open hearth process. Among the methods discussed in regard
to the aluminum industry are the wetting by sprays of the hot gases escaping through roof
monitors, the use of sieve-plats gas absorber column, and a floating bed type of scrubber
which overcomes the tar-fouling problem and is reported to remove 95% of fluorides. Fluoride
control is achieved with cyclones and packed towers. The effects of fluorides on vegetation,
cattle, and man are briefly discussed including the effects of inhalation of HF at various con
centrations.
-- APCA Absts.
69 Fluorine Scrubber. R.C. Timberlake. Southern Eng. J*5. 62-64 (June, 1967).
The control of gaseous fluorides from the superphosphate curing area of the American
Cyanamid's Brewster, Fla., plant is described. The problem involved handling large volumes
of air containing widely varying concentrations of fluorine. Four blowers, each with a capa
city of 87, 50C- cfm, were used to deliver the exhausted air to rubber-lined scrubbers. The
9-ft. impeller is made of stainless steel and the housing is rubber-lined. The ducts are made
of Cyanamid's Laminar polyester resin. Each of the four scrubbers has SO spray nozzles and
uses hVi gal. water/min. to capture the fluorine a* dilute fluosilicic acid. The scrubber pro
tect rUmir.atc* d7f. of the total fluorides liberated by all source# of the operations.
--APCA Absts. 1
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70 The rc of Ammonia to Eliminate Acid Smuts From Oil-Fired Plant. P. Etoc.
J. Inst. Fu*. 40, 2*--- 51 (Jure, j9oT'.
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The process of injecting ammonia into flue pars* was developed primarily to control corrosion
c( lew-temperature neat exchange surfaces by neutralising the sulfur trioxide. The present
siper deals with the extension of the use os atr.m.snia to control acid-condensation smut lorma-
lior. There are 1 . re;rrrnrrf.
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Dioxide and Fly Ash Removal From Coal-Burning Power Plant,
Pollock*
T`>m*ny and G. Frioling. Air Eng. 9, 24-28 (Sept., 1967).
A system comprised of direct limestone injection into a furnace in combination with wet scrubb
ing i* described. Based on data developed on a Turbulent Contact Absorber (TCA) scrubber* the
simultaneous removal of fly ash and sulfur dioxide from coal-burning power-plant flue gases is
practical. Fly ash collection efficiencies in the order of 98% and overall sulfur-dioxide removal
-.f 9If. can be expected at wet scrubber pressure drops of about 4.5 inches, watergauge. Tor
generating capacity of 25 mw, equivalent to 100* 000 cfm, of flue gases at 300*F. the invest
ment and operating costs are approximately $l0/kw and $1.17/ton of coal respectively. An ex
panded experimental program is recommended.
-- APCA Absts.
Controlling Combustible Emissions. 1*. C. Hardison. Paint Varnish Prod. 57, 41-47 (July, 1967).
The control of solvent emissions may be handled by adsorption,'thermal Incineration, and catalytic incineration. Adsorption has the disadvantage of requiring reconstitution of the sol vent and presents a complex addition to the manufacturing procedure. Adsorption as a means of concentrating solvent into a smaller stream for subsequent incineration appears attractive fo} some paint spray applications. Incineration provides the most nearly universal answer to the, solvent emission problem, and perhaps the most costly. Catalytic incineration is not universally accepted at the present time because of the lack of evidence of sustained per formance, and will require a guarantee of service and replacement in order to gain acceptance (or solvent emission control. Thermal incineration, on the other hand, can be assumed to sustain a given performance level if the flows, temperatures, etc., are held constant. This will be the main tool for solvent incineration in the coating industries in the near future.
-- Author's summary, APCA Absts.
I COMMUNITY AIR HYGIENE I
73 Air Pollution Control: Its Impact Upon Municipalities, Industry and the Individual. W.H. Megonnell. Air Eng. 9, 12-14 (July, 1967).
The impact of air pollution control is more readily assessed in terms of industrial costs than
In community or individual costa. Yet the effect is felt by all in many waya. Restrictions is
the quality of fuel that can be burned, and the combustion equipment that can be Installed affect
industry, the community, and the individual directly. Industry feels the effect of legislation
making it necessary for them to Install scrubbers or other equipment to meet air quality
standards, and the individual must help to bsar the economic burden in the form of increased
prices for products. Government officials must take steps to cope with air pollution from
community service and activities. However, in addition to reviewing the burdens imposed on
these groups by air pollution controls, it is important also to assess the positive gains made
by these groups --gains in improved living conditions, decreased deterioration of equipment,
improved community attractiveness, and many other benefits.
-- APCA Absts.
4 Industrial Participation in Community Air Pollution Control Development. J. D. Coons. Mining Congr. J. 3, 56-56, 60-62 (March, 1967).
Current federal and state legislation on air pollution makes it clesr that industrial management
must look beyond the individual industry and the local area and formulate a general solution if
thr continual development of such legislation is to provide effective and workable control of
pollution within the capability of our economy. The San Franciso Bay Area Air Pollution Control
Law is a Tine model of enabling legislation. Recognition of the airshed as a reasonable unit of
self c jntrol is important. Establishment of an Advisory Council which draws on the varied
interests within the community and encourages free discussion of the problems may result In improved acceptance of the control rulings. Enabling legislation will receive attention in the
rujority of state legislatures within the next one or two sessions. Many of the decisions
embodied in enabling legislation are such that all industry should be concerned with them.
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75 Identification of Volatile Compounds in Kraft Mill Emissions. P.O. Bethge and L. Ehrenborg. Svenaka Papperstid. 70, 347-350 (May, 1967).
Result* of examination of the low boiling point constituents of the relief and blow gaaea from a
kraft aulfate mill by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry are reported. The object was
to identify the emissions that might contribute to the obnoxious odor. Css samples were taken
from the pipeline leading to the recovery furnace in a 5-liter plastic bag and these uncondens
able gases were analysed using a gas chromatography with a 5 A molecular sieve column and
a thermistor detector. The sample of the raw turpentine emission was obtained from the vapor
over the liquid in a bottle of raw turpentine. This sample was separated into fractions analysed
by a gas chromatograph or from a chromatograph mass spectrometer combination. In addition
to a number of terpenes, 25 compounds were identified including thiophene, three sulfides, and
hydrogen sulfide.
*- A PCA Absts.
76 Smoke and Smell Reductions are Malcr Diesel Exhaust Problems. M. 1*. Brubacber, et al. SAE. Journal 75, J4-37 (Sept., 1967).
Although the smoke may not be harmful to health* the sight and smell of the exhaust from some diesel-powered vehicles is objectionable. Automotive diesels operate well within the California maximums for unburned hydrocarbons and carbon dioxide. This In not true for the maximum established but not yet mandatory for oxides of nitrogen. The problem presented by these oxides needs cerefu) study sines some research suggests that photochemical smog might be increased by reductions in the concentration of nitrogen oxides. Much has been accompliehed by engine manufacturers to reduce smoke density in the last 35 years. Since a smoking diesel costs more to operate, economics exert a steady pressure towards improved combustion efficiency. Fuel additives have been developed which reduce exhaust density levels. Tighter fuel specifications and better maintenance have also helped to reduce smoke. The various methods of measuring smoke density used here and in Europe are discussed. -- APCA Abate.
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Accidental
"injury Irom 10 MeV electrons
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ArrasoH*)
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i elimination of 5-microa from lung*
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air pollutant*
determination of threshold effects of
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impact on municipalities. Industry
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emissions from manufacture of Portland
cement {bk. rev,)
11
measurement (s)
particle atlas (bk. rev.)
9
Air traffic controllers
personality and achievement
14
Ammonia
use to eliminate smuts from oil-fired
plant
70
Andersen cascade impactor
calibrating with aerosols
55
Antarctica
organochlerlae pesticides in
42
Asbestos
cardiopulmonary function studies In
workers
46
hemolytic activity
45
''Asbestos" bodies
their nonspecificity
44
Aviation
ballistrocardiogram, ultra-low frequency `
displacement
20
functional chest pain
18
heart rate of pilots flying scheduled
fUghts
19
personality and achievement of air
traffic controllers
14
word list for speech discrimination
testing
61
work-rest cycle in aircrewmea fatigue 16
Ballistrocardiogram
ultra-low frequency displacement
20
Beryllium
pre vention of intoxication in Russia
36
Books
atmospheric emissions from manufact
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Sloan-Xettering Institute for Cancer Re
search, progress report 17, April
167
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1967
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breast, significance Inclinical stages 21
skin, action of cigarette smoke con
densate on moose skin
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1967
12
Carbon monoxide
detection In exhaled air by potassium
pallado sulfite
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poisoning, hyperbaric oxygen therapy 32
Carbon tetrachloride
poisoning
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Carcinogens
metabolism of labeled hydrocarbons
31
Carmine dye
source of salmonellosis
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Cement
atmospheric emissions from manufact
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Chest pain
functional
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Chromatography
application in space flight
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Coal mines
dust retention in lungs and lymph nodes
of horses
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Crotonaldehyde
effect of vapor on rats
38
Decompression sickness
experimental study
60
Dermatitis, dermatosis(es)
from anesthetic ointments
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Diesel (see also exhaust gases)
moke and smell reduction in exhsust 76
Disinfectants
pitfalls in evaluation
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Dust(s)
retention in lungs of coal-mine horses 49 Dust collector(s)
collection for 150-ton oleetric furnace S7
Dust counting, determination
relationship between gravimetric and
impinger number concentration
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threshold limit values for respirable
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organizing for ergonomics
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Industrial hygiene
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marine organisms
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Jamaica
respiratory symptoms and smoking
habits
23
Krsft mill
identification of odors in emissions
75
Lead poisoning, in children
37
Leptospirosis, acquired from squirrels 25
Lunp(s>t elimination of S-micron aerosols 50
Marine organisms
organochlorine residues in
40
Mings, noise control
59
January, 1-468
Nitrous oxide
**
exposure oi experimental animals
34
teratogenic activity
35
Noise control and reduction, in mines 59
Nuclear medicine
year book, vol. 2, 1967 (bturev.)
10
Nuclear power plants
public health evaluation
63
Odot< s),ldsntlfication in kraft mill emls slon7 5 Oil-fired plant
use of ammonia to eliminate acid smuts 70 Ointment(*1. dermatitis from anesthetic 29
Particle atlas (bk.rev,)
Pesticides
___
mobile laboratory methods for
determination
Plastic (si
identifying volatile pyrolysis products
Psychology
personality aad achievement of air
traffic controllers
9 ~ - 4 3.
30
14
Radiationfionixing, nuclear, x-rays, etc
injury from 10 MeV electrons
62
public health evaluation of nuclear
power plants
63
Resuscitation
psuedomonas aeruginosa epidemic
traced to
17
Salmonellosis, from carmine dye capsules 24
Scrubber, for control of gaseous fluorides69
Silicosis
from inhalation of silicic acid
47
medication to experimental
48
Sloan-Kettering Institute for cancer re
search, prog. rapt. 17, April, 1967
(bk, rev.)
12
Smoldng
action of cigarette smoke condensate on
mouse skin
22
respiratory symptoms and habits to
Jamaica
23
Solvent(s)
controlling combustible emissions
72
sampling and analysis of emissions
66
Space flight
application of gae chromatography
64
Squirrels, source of human leptospirosis 25
Sulfur dioxide
removal from coal-burning power plant 71
Threshold effects
determination of atmospheric irritating
pollutants
65
Threshold limit values
for respirable dusts
58
Zoonoses
leptospirosis acquired fromsquirrels 25
salmonellosis from carmine dye
24