Table 2.
Measured personal ROC exposure levels (μg m−3) for underground, mixed, and surface workers by mining facility: full-shift time-weighted average concentrations
Mining facility | n | n < LOD | AM | GM | GSD |
Underground | |||||
A | 108 | 0 | 167 | 137 | 1.8 |
B | 124 | 0 | 195 | 99 | 3.0 |
D | 84 | 0 | 101 | 87 | 1.7 |
E | 118 | 0 | 128 | 114 | 1.7 |
G | 126 | 0 | 64 | 58 | 1.6 |
H | 116 | 0 | 110 | 89 | 2.1 |
I | 103 | 0 | 89 | 76 | 1.9 |
Mixed underground and surfacea | |||||
A | 31 | 0 | 102 | 87 | 1.8 |
B | 4 | 0 | 82 | 68 | 2.0 |
E | 11 | 0 | 92 | 85 | 1.5 |
G | 18 | 0 | 64 | 56 | 1.8 |
H | 19 | 0 | 77 | 65 | 1.8 |
I | 18 | 0 | 63 | 57 | 1.6 |
Surface | |||||
A | 33 | 0 | 54 | 47 | 2.0 |
B | 63 | 6 | 38 | 32 | 1.9 |
D | 35 | 0 | 48 | 42 | 1.6 |
E | 25 | 0 | 69 | 61 | 1.6 |
G | 31 | 0 | 70 | 67 | 1.3 |
H | 33 | 0 | 71 | 59 | 1.8 |
I | 47 | 0 | 66 | 55 | 1.9 |
n, Number of measurements.
Mixed workers spent time both underground and on the surface during the work shift monitored. No mixed workers were sampled at Facility D.