Worker exposure monitoring of suspended particles in a thermal spray industry

Petsas, N; Kouzilos, G; Papapanos, G; Vardavoulias, M; Moutsatsou, A

dc.contributor.author	Petsas, N	en
dc.contributor.author	Kouzilos, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Papapanos, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Vardavoulias, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Moutsatsou, A	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T11:44:46Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T11:44:46Z
dc.date.issued	2007	en
dc.identifier.issn	1059-9630	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/37157
dc.subject	Heavy metals	en
dc.subject	Monitoring	en
dc.subject	Qualityof air	en
dc.subject	Suspended particles	en
dc.subject	Thermal spray	en
dc.subject	Workers exposure	en
dc.subject.classification	Materials Science, Coatings & Films	en
dc.subject.other	Exposure monitoring	en
dc.subject.other	Thermal spray industry	en
dc.subject.other	Air quality	en
dc.subject.other	Heavy metals	en
dc.subject.other	Occupational risks	en
dc.subject.other	Particles (particulate matter)	en
dc.subject.other	Statistical methods	en
dc.subject.other	Thermal spraying	en
dc.title	Worker exposure monitoring of suspended particles in a thermal spray industry	en
heal.type	other	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1007/s11666-007-9027-6	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11666-007-9027-6	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2007	en
heal.abstract	The purpose of the present work was the investigation and characterization of the quality of air in a thermal spray industry, in Greece. The activities that take place in the specific facility, as well as in most other similar industries, include thermal spraying and several mechanical and metallurgical tasks that generate airborne particles, such as grit-blasting, cutting and grinding of metallic components. Since the main focus of this work was the workers exposure to airborne particles and heavy metals, portable air samplers with quartz fiber filters, were used daily for 8 h. Three samplers, carried from different employees, were used for a period of 1 month. Results showed that both particles and heavy metals concentrations were low, even in the production site, which was the most susceptible area. The only exceptions were observed in the case of cleaning and maintenance activities in the thermal spray booth and in the case of spraying outside the booth. The main reason for the low concentrations is the fact that most of the activities that could produce high-particle concentrations are conducted in closed, wellventilated systems. Statistical elaboration of results showed that particles are correlated with Ni, Cu, Co. The same conclusion is extracted for Fe, Mn. These correlations indicate possible common sources. © ASM International 2007.	en
heal.publisher	ASM INTERNATIONAL	en
heal.journalName	Journal of Thermal Spray Technology	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/s11666-007-9027-6	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000247578000007	en
dc.identifier.volume	16	en
dc.identifier.issue	2	en
dc.identifier.spage	214	en
dc.identifier.epage	219	en