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Health Hazard Evaluation Report HETA 86-112-1819, Commercial Office Buildings, Santa Fe, New Mexico
In response to a request from the Governor's Expert Advisory Panel concerning reoccupance guidelines for the New Mexico State Highway Department General Office Building, background levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (1336363) (PCBs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) and polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) were determined in three office buildings (SIC-9199) located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Fresh air intake plenums were sampled, surfaces in high skin contact areas were tested for (PCBs), (PCDFs), and (PCDDs), and interior surfaces of plenums were tested. Levels of PCBs on surfaces ranged from nondetectable to 5.9 micrograms/square meter (microg/sq. m.), and in the air intake plenums from nondetected to 34 microg/sq. m. Concentrations of PCDFs and PCDDs on surfaces ranged from 0.04 to 0.42 nanograms (ng)/sq. m. Concentrations in the air of the building ranged from nondetectable to 0.18 microg/sq. m. for PCBs and from 0.15 to 1.5 picograms (pg)/cu. m. for 2,3,7,8-tetrachloro-dibenzo-p-dioxin (1746016). The author concludes that these levels were all below the reoccupancy guidelines which had been established prior to this incident.
Health Hazard Evaluation Report HETA 86-112-1819, Commercial Office Buildings, Santa Fe, New Mexico
In response to a request from the Governor's Expert Advisory Panel concerning reoccupance guidelines for the New Mexico State Highway Department General Office Building, background levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (1336363) (PCBs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) and polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) were determined in three office buildings (SIC-9199) located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Fresh air intake plenums were sampled, surfaces in high skin contact areas were tested for (PCBs), (PCDFs), and (PCDDs), and interior surfaces of plenums were tested. Levels of PCBs on surfaces ranged from nondetectable to 5.9 micrograms/square meter (microg/sq. m.), and in the air intake plenums from nondetected to 34 microg/sq. m. Concentrations of PCDFs and PCDDs on surfaces ranged from 0.04 to 0.42 nanograms (ng)/sq. m. Concentrations in the air of the building ranged from nondetectable to 0.18 microg/sq. m. for PCBs and from 0.15 to 1.5 picograms (pg)/cu. m. for 2,3,7,8-tetrachloro-dibenzo-p-dioxin (1746016). The author concludes that these levels were all below the reoccupancy guidelines which had been established prior to this incident.
Health Hazard Evaluation Report HETA 86-112-1819, Commercial Office Buildings, Santa Fe, New Mexico
J. R. Kominsky (author)
1987
34 pages
Report
No indication
English
Public Health & Industrial Medicine , Toxicology , Job Environment , Environmental Health & Safety , Environmental surveys , Industrial medicine , Exposure , Toxicity , Inspection , Hazardous materials , Toxic substances , Occupational safety and health , Chlorinated hydrocarbons , Chlorinated dioxins , Chlorinated benzofurans , SIC-9199 , CAS 1336-36-3 , Polychlorinated biphenyls