Laserfiche WebLink
1 0 0 <br />Lead <br />Table 4. <br />Chemical Characteristics <br />of Typical Gas <br />Plant Residues. <br />Fatigue, constipation, <br />Permissible <br />I / <br />Route <br />disturbed sleep, colic, <br />Exposure <br />Concentration <br />of <br />anemia, neuritis. Pb <br />Substance <br />Limit (ppm) <br />(ppm) <br />Exposure <br />Hazard <br />Hydrogen <br />10 <br />50 <br />inhalation, <br />Affects central <br />Cyanide <br />(.075 mg/m3) <br />(40 mg/m3) <br />ingestion, <br />nervous system, <br />Arsenic <br />0.003 <br />dermal <br />May cause liver & <br />(0 * 01 mg of <br />absorption <br />kidney damage, rapid <br />As/m3) <br />absorption through <br />Polynuclear <br />skin may cause death <br />Lead <br />1 32 <br />Inorganic <br />0.05 <br />variableh/ <br />ingestion <br />Fatigue, constipation, <br />(0.5 mg Pb/m3) <br />disturbed sleep, colic, <br />anemia, neuritis. Pb <br />is a carcinogen. <br />Tetraethyl- <br />0.0065 <br />3.5 <br />ingestion, <br />Used as gasoline <br />lead <br />(.075 mg/m3) <br />(40 mg/m3) <br />inhalation <br />additive. <br />Arsenic <br />0.003 <br />ingestion, <br />Dermal lesions, <br />(0 * 01 mg of <br />inhalation <br />abdominal pain, <br />As/m3) <br />vomiting, carcinogenic <br />Polynuclear <br />Aromatics <br />variable—c/ <br />variable—c/ <br />inhalation, <br />Various effects, <br />ingestion, <br />including carcinogencity <br />dermal <br />depending on properties <br />absorption <br />of compound <br />Naphthalene <br />10 <br />500 <br />inhalation, <br />Eye irritation, nausea, <br />ingestion, <br />confusion, irritation, <br />absorption, <br />excitement, headaches <br />dermal <br />Coal tar <br />0.2 mg/m3 <br />N/A <br />ingestion, <br />Carcinogenicity is <br />pitch] <br />dermal <br />primary concern. Other <br />absorption <br />effects include skin <br />irritation and bronchial <br />carcinoma. <br />a/ Immediately <br />Dangerous to Life <br />and Health (IDLH) <br />Source: OSHA/NIOSH occupational Health Guidelines <br />for Chemical <br />Hazards <br />IDLH concentrations depend upon the specific compound in which <br />inorganic lead is found <br />PEL and IDLH Concentrations depend on specific <br />compounds <br />Coal tar pitch constituents: <br />anthracene, benzo -(a) -pyrene, phenanthrene, acridine, <br />chrysene, and pyrene <br />1 32 <br />