Quartz Exposure in the Slate Industry in Northern Norway
In this study e have measured exposure levels to quartz in different parts of the slate industry in Alta. Northern Norway. Full shift personal samples were collected from the breathing zones of outdoor and indoor workers in the slate quarries and a slate factory. The quartz content of respirable dus...
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fthighwire:oai:open-archive.highwire.org:annhyg:42/8/557 2023-05-15T17:43:22+02:00 Quartz Exposure in the Slate Industry in Northern Norway BANG, B. E. SUHR, H. 1998-11-01 00:00:00.0 text/html http://annhyg.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/42/8/557 https://doi.org/10.1093/annhyg/42.8.557 en eng Oxford University Press http://annhyg.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/42/8/557 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/annhyg/42.8.557 Copyright (C) 1998, British Occupational Hygiene Society Articles TEXT 1998 fthighwire https://doi.org/10.1093/annhyg/42.8.557 2013-05-27T00:21:27Z In this study e have measured exposure levels to quartz in different parts of the slate industry in Alta. Northern Norway. Full shift personal samples were collected from the breathing zones of outdoor and indoor workers in the slate quarries and a slate factory. The quartz content of respirable dust was bet 7 and 41%. The slate factory had the lower quartz levels although 41% of total and 73% of respirable samples were above the Norwegian TLV for quartz. The average concentration of total quartz in the slate factors was 0.27 mg/m3 and the average concentration of respirable quartz was 0.12mg/m3. Outdoor in the quarries the average levels of quartz were 0.58 and 0.13mg/m3 for total and respirable quartz, respectivel From the beginning of the last decade most of the quarry-workers have built quarry halls to protect themselves against a cold winter climate. Inside in these quarry halls the average levels were 1.74 mg/m3 total quartz and 0.46mg/m3 respirable quartz. Assessment of historical exposure showed that 32 of totally 45 quarry workers with available exposure history had a lifetime inhaled quartz dose of more than 10g. There is reason to fear that silicosis will be an increasing problem among quarry workers if efforts to reduce quartz exposure are not put into effect. © 1998 British Occupational Hygiene Society Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. Text Northern Norway HighWire Press (Stanford University) Alta Norway The Annals of Occupational Hygiene |
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In this study e have measured exposure levels to quartz in different parts of the slate industry in Alta. Northern Norway. Full shift personal samples were collected from the breathing zones of outdoor and indoor workers in the slate quarries and a slate factory. The quartz content of respirable dust was bet 7 and 41%. The slate factory had the lower quartz levels although 41% of total and 73% of respirable samples were above the Norwegian TLV for quartz. The average concentration of total quartz in the slate factors was 0.27 mg/m3 and the average concentration of respirable quartz was 0.12mg/m3. Outdoor in the quarries the average levels of quartz were 0.58 and 0.13mg/m3 for total and respirable quartz, respectivel From the beginning of the last decade most of the quarry-workers have built quarry halls to protect themselves against a cold winter climate. Inside in these quarry halls the average levels were 1.74 mg/m3 total quartz and 0.46mg/m3 respirable quartz. Assessment of historical exposure showed that 32 of totally 45 quarry workers with available exposure history had a lifetime inhaled quartz dose of more than 10g. There is reason to fear that silicosis will be an increasing problem among quarry workers if efforts to reduce quartz exposure are not put into effect. © 1998 British Occupational Hygiene Society Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. |
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Quartz Exposure in the Slate Industry in Northern Norway |
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Quartz Exposure in the Slate Industry in Northern Norway |
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