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FILE NAME: Engineering (ENG)
DATE: 1959 DOC#: ENG010
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Journal Article - Engineer's Guide to Industrial Contaminants
FEATURES
Engineer's Guide to Industrial Contaminants 17 Primer on Factory Ventilation 22 How to Stop Smog 26 Techniques of Laboratory Ventilation 27 Fans for High Temperatures, Part II 32 Meteorology . . . a Modern Management Tool, Part II 31 If Beryllium Comes to Your Plant (Dust Collection Methods) 40 Low Cost Hot Gas Cleaning, Part II 13 Ilow to Test Industrial Ventilation Systems 16
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AIR ENGINEERING is published monthly by Business News Publishing Company, at 450 West Fort Street, Detroit 26, Michigan. Subscription prices: United States, Canada: $3.00-- 1 year; $4.50-- 2 years; $6.00-- 3 years. Foreign: $5.00-- 1 year; $8.50-- 2 years; $12.00-- 3 years. Single copies 50 cents. Accepted as controlled circulation publication at U. S. Post Office, Detroit, Michigan. First issue April, 1959. CHANGE OF ADDRESS. Notify AIR ENGINEERING and your local post-office of both your old and new addresses including postal zone numbers by 12th of preceding month. CONTENTS COPYRIGHT 1959 by Business News Publishing Company. Reproduction of material may not be made without written permission of the publisher.
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able concentrations of over 100 fumes, gases, solid particles from dozens
of basic industrial processes.
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MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATIONS
ollowing maximum allowable concentration values
for
continuous eight hour exposure are from 1958 issue of Industrial
Ventilation published by American Conference of Governmental
Industrial Hygienists. Substances are listed below for vour
convenience in order given on following pages, by parts of
body affected. MACs given below are for breathing only,
do not include skin contact.
EYES
Gases and Vapors
CSurbesstoanlce(all isomers)
PPM* 5
AQcueintiocnAe nhydride
0.1
5
ABecnrozlyelinchloride
01.5
Butyl Alcohol (n-butanol) 100
Toxic Dusts. Mists, Fumes
HSuybdstraoncqeuinone
Mg ./C u.M .** 2
BRNAEIRNVOOURS CSYESNTTERMAL
Gases and Vapors
BSuebnstzaenncee (benzol)
PPM 25
CCaarrbboonn DTeisturalfcihdleoride
25 20
BHuytdyrloagmeinneSulfide
5 20
Tetra Ethyl Lead (as P6) D im ethy lan iline
0 .2 0 tt
A c(eNta-lddiemheytdliey la n ilin e )
5 200
Nitrobenzene
1
Toxic Dusts, Mists, Fumes
MSuabnstganacneese
M g./C u.M .** 6
LMeeardcury
0.1
0.2
Th(asloliluumble compounds) 0.1
LUNGS
Gases and Vapors
NSuibcsktaenlcecarbonyl
P0P.0M01*
AHlyldyrloCgehnlorSiudlefide
20 5
DNiictrholgoeronedtliioyxl idEether
15 5
Toxic Dusts, Mists, Fumes
SCuhbrsotamncieum compounds Mg./Cu.M.**
B e(rayslliCu mr 0 3)
0.1
0.002
LUMNinGeSral (DCuesntst.)
SSuilbisctaance
M.P.P.C.F.t
HiSgihOo()above 50% free 5
MeSdiCiuLm) (5 to 50% free 20
LoSwiCL(b) elow 5% free 50
Asbestos Mica (below 5% free
5
Taslcilica)
20 20
HEART
Substance Gases and Vapors PPM*
Aniline
5
UMPUPCEROURSEMSPEMIRUARTAOVRUYS-
Gases and Vapors
OSuzbosntaence
0P.P1M '1
DAcimeteicthaynlshuylfdartiede
15
AHcyrdorloeginen sulfide
200.5
BAucetytal ldaelchoyhdoel (n-butanol) 210000
SubstanTceoxic Dusts, Mists, FMumg.e/Cs u.M.**
ChlraosmCiurm0 3)compounds 0.1
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LIVER
Gases and 1 apors
CSurbesstoanlce(all isomers)
PPM 5
DChimloertohfyolrsmulfate
1
C a(rtbroi cnh ltoe trroamc heltohraind ee )
100 25
TP er ircchhlloorroeeththyylelennee
200
T o(ltueetnr aec l(dtoo rluooelt)h y le n e )
200 200
KIDNEY
Substance Gases and Vapors PPM
Ch(ltorricohfolormrom ethane) 100
Dimethylsulfate
1
Toxic Dusts, Mists\ Fumes
MSuebr-tcaunrcyc
Mg. /C u .M .' 0.1
SKIN
Gases and ) apois
BSuubtsytalncaelcohol (n-butanol)
PPM 100
NPhicekneoll carbonyl
0.001
5
Trichloroethylene
200
BLOOD
Substance Gases and Vapors PPM '
ANnitirloinbeenzene
1
5
ABersnezneince (a(bs eanrzsoinl)e)
0.05 25
TCoalrubeonne m(otonlouxoild)e
100 200
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mi"s"t'Mpiellrigcraumbisc omf etdeursto, f fuamir.e, or
foo(tMoilflioanirs. of particles per cubic
tfE thyl Corp.
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