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The following references provide information on
evaluating occupational exposures to styrene.
- Chemical Sampling Information (CSI). OSHA, (1999, January 14).
Presents, in concise form, data on a large number of chemical substances that
may be encountered in industrial hygiene investigations. Basic reference for industrial hygienists engaged in OSHA field activity.
- International
Chemical Safety Cards: Styrene. National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH), (2006, April 4). Summarizes essential health and safety
information on styrene for use at the "shop floor" level by
workers and employers.
- Kolstad HA, Sonderskoy, J et. al. Company-level,
semi-quantitative assessment of occupational styrene exposure when individual
data are not available. Annals of Occupational Hygiene.
2005 Jan 7;49(2):155-65.
- Liljelind I, Rappaport S, et al. Exposure
assessment of monoterpenes and styrene: a comparison of air sampling and
biomonitoring. Occupational Environmental
Medicine. 2003 Aug;60(8):599-603. Presents findings
on styrene exposure measurement variability among
sawmill workers and reinforced plastics workers, using both personal air
samplers and biological monitoring. Results suggest, "personal air
samplers provide data with similar or superior quality to urinary
metabolites as measures of exposure to these monoterpenes in sawmills and
styrene in reinforced plastics factories."
- Liljelind IE, et al. Comparison
of self-assessment and expert assessment of occupational exposure to chemicals.
Scand J Work Environ Health. 2001 Oct;27(5):311-7.
Analytical Methods
OSHA
OSHA has developed and validated methods for use by the Salt Lake
Technical Center Laboratory. The following standard methods have been
adopted by many laboratories for the analysis of chemical compounds.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
- Hydrocarbons, Aromatic. National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Method No. 1501, (2003, March 15), 40 KB
PDF,
7 pages. Provides a method for peak, ceiling, and time weighted average
determinations of aromatic hydrocarbons.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Determination of Styrene in Latex Styrene-Butadiene
Rubber, Through Gas Chromatography. Method No. 312A, (1997, March 17), 49 KB PDF,
5 pages. Describes a procedure for determining parts per million (ppm)
styrene monomer (CAS No. 100-42-5) in aqueous samples, including latex
samples and styrene stripper water.
- Determination of Residual Styrene in
Styrene-Butadiene (SBR) Rubber Latex by Capillary Gas Chromatography.
Method No. 312B, (1997, March 17), 22 KB PDF,
7 pages. Applicable to SBR latex solutions and quantitatively determines
residual styrene concentrations in SBR latex solutions at levels from 80 to
1200 parts per million (ppm).
- Determination of Residual Styrene in SBR Latex
Produced by Emulsion Polymerization. Method No. 312C, (1997, March 17), 33 KB PDF,
8 pages. Applicable for determining the amount of residual styrene in
styrene-butadiene (SBR) rubber latex as produced in the emulsion
polymerization process.
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