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KMID : 0895420030130010090
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Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Enviromental Hygiene
2003 Volume.13 No. 1 p.90 ~ p.97
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A Study of Respirable Dust Concentrations and Quartz Contents in Foundry
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Abstract
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This study was performed to measure and evaluate the concentration of respirable dust and quartz content at molding and shakeout process in the foundry. The 129 samples in 30 foundries were collected using 10mm Dorr-Oliver nylon cyclone and analysed for quartz concent by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy.
The average quartz concentrations in the respirable dust was 0.0273mg/㎡ and ranged from 0.0007 to 0.3757mg/㎥. The average quartz concentrations of shakeout process wsa significantly higher than that of molding in the foundry. The average of respirable dust in foundry 102129mg/㎡ and ranged from 0.1524 to 7.0428mg/㎥. But there is no significant difference between molding and shakeout processes. The average contents of quartz for OEL-MOL was 2025% and ranged from 0.05 to 32.79% The non-compliance rates for quartz were 22.96% in Korea-OEL and 34.01% in ACGIH-TLV and NIOSH-REL, and 35.03% in OSHA-PEL. The airbome dust in the foundry was effectively controlled when local exhaust ventilation and/or wetting system were operated. The result of this study therefore showed that the engineering controls and periodic environmental suveillance in foundry will be very important for preventing the health effects of workers exposed to quartz.
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