American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal · 1976 · 10 citations · 0 references
Public HealthManufacturing EngineeringToxicologyOccupational HealthOccupational ToxicologyWorkplace Hazard AssessmentAir PollutantsChemical Hazard AssessmentExposure AssessmentExposure MonitoringOccupational Health HazardsParticulate MatterChemical Hazard ExposureForgingForging ProcessesForging TechnologyOccupational Air Pollution ExposureOccupational Inhalation HazardsOccupational Inhalation ToxicologySoot Contamination
An extensive study of a hot forging operation was performed to characterize and quantitate worker exposures to the aerosol formed by an oil-based die lubricant and it's decomposition products. Total particulate breathing zone levels up to 65 mg/m3 and benzo (a) pyrene levels up to 2.9 mug/m3 were measured.