Exposure to sulphuric acid and sulphur dioxide in the manufacturing of titanium dioxide. 1992

M Hery, and G Hecht, and J M Gerber, and D Bemer, and P Gorner
Institut National de Recherche et de Sécurité, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France.

An assessment of exposure to sulphuric acid and sulphur dioxide was performed in the French titanium dioxide manufacturing industry. The three plants use the sulphuric acid process, with potential exposure mainly to sulphur dioxide and sulphuric acid. The exposures found were below the French limit values, except for some employees using the Moore filtration process in one plant. For sulphuric acid sampling, a comparison was made between thoracic particulate mass and inhalable particulate mass, from samples taken with a Marple cascade impactor. This comparison shows that the suggested new limit value (0.1 mg m-3 in thoracic particulate mass) would be much more severe than the present one (1.0 mg m-3 with no restriction as to the droplet size).

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D010316 Particle Size Relating to the size of solids. Particle Sizes,Size, Particle,Sizes, Particle
D002617 Chemical Industry The aggregate enterprise of manufacturing and technically producing chemicals. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed) Industry, Chemical,Chemical Industries,Industries, Chemical
D013458 Sulfur Dioxide A highly toxic, colorless, nonflammable gas. It is used as a pharmaceutical aid and antioxidant. It is also an environmental air pollutant. Sulfurous Anhydride
D013464 Sulfuric Acids Inorganic and organic derivatives of sulfuric acid (H2SO4). The salts and esters of sulfuric acid are known as SULFATES and SULFURIC ACID ESTERS respectively. Acids, Sulfuric
D014025 Titanium A dark-gray, metallic element of widespread distribution but occurring in small amounts with atomic number, 22, atomic weight, 47.867 and symbol, Ti; specific gravity, 4.5; used for fixation of fractures.
D014874 Water Pollutants, Chemical Chemical compounds which pollute the water of rivers, streams, lakes, the sea, reservoirs, or other bodies of water. Chemical Water Pollutants,Landfill Leachate,Leachate, Landfill,Pollutants, Chemical Water
D016273 Occupational Exposure The exposure to potentially harmful chemical, physical, or biological agents that occurs as a result of one's occupation. Exposure, Occupational,Exposures, Occupational,Occupational Exposures

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