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. 2012 Sep 5;57(1):77–97. doi: 10.1093/annhyg/mes055

APPENDIX 1.

Descriptive statistics of the Salt Lake City personal samples, limited to agents with >1000 samples

Chemical family Name Sample size Not measured alone (%) (A) Other agents (B) Non-detects (%) Median duration (min) Number of evaluations (C) Median sample number per evaluation (D) Median duration per evaluation (min) (E)
solvent Acetone 9508 79 2 24 60 2674 3 286
solvent Benzene 5216 73 3 76 68 1732 2 282
solvent 2-Butanone 16 496 27 2 49 60 3445 4 315
solvent 2-Butoxyethanol 3001 36 2 40 90 1253 2 297
solvent n-Butyl Acetate 7117 94 3 29 60 2236 2 248
solvent n-Butyl Alcohol 4039 93 3 45 73 1385 2 290
solvent Diacetone Alcohol 1130 83 3 50 60 307 3 307
solvent 2-Ethoxyethyl Acetate 1157 83 3 53 86 427 2 278
solvent Ethyl Acetate 3734 93 3 28 60 1034 3 270
solvent Ethyl Alcohol 3236 75 3 38 52 855 3 239
solvent Ethyl Benzene 5042 99 3 31 72 1812 2 264
solvent Heptane (n-Heptane) 1674 80 3 28 60 446 3 310
solvent Hexane (n-Hexane) 3323 85 2 23 59 920 3 249
solvent Hexone 6901 95 3 34 70 2117 3 304
solvent Isobutyl Acetate 1763 98 3 32 69 522 3 344
solvent Isobutyl Alcohol 1525 97 4 40 60 421 3 310
solvent Isopropyl Alcohol 8476 77 3 24 60 2429 3 267
solvent Methyl Alcohol 1887 33 1 46 60 496 3 274
solvent Methyl (n-amyl) ketone 1665 95 3 42 63 554 3 247
solvent Methyl Chloroform 5321 45 2 20 56 1569 2 216
solvent Methylene Chloride 8717 30 2 32 52 2630 2 205
solvent Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene) 4462 29 2 18 50 1430 2 201
solvent Petroleum Distillates (Naphtha) (Rubber Solvent) 6812 84 2 53 64 2172 2 266
solvent Phenol 1397 4 2 49 181 737 2 395
solvent n-Propyl Alcohol 1073 86 3 28 56 246 4 346
solvent n-Propyl Acetate 1273 96 2 16 60 314 4 362
solvent Stoddard Solvent 9514 71 2 44 60 2837 3 243
solvent Toluene 29 767 88 2 15 60 9331 2 255
solvent Trichloroethylene 2577 35 1 17 59 819 2 217
solvent Trimethylbenzene (mixed isomers) 1542 90 3 33 75 565 2 224
solvent Xylene 24 392 93 2 22 66 8274 2 255
solvent VM and P Naphtha 4251 80 3 50 52 1215 2 197
metal Antimony and Compounds (as Sb) 50 186 100 12 96 224 34 345 1 410
metal Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be) 49 639 100 12 96 224 33 981 1 410
metal Cadmium Dust (as Cd) 1105 97 3 42 190 670 1 399
metal Cadmium Fume (as Cd) 24 558 100 13 89 215 16 305 1 413
metal Chromium, Metal, and Insoluble Salts 50 206 100 12 63 221 34 268 1 409
metal Chromic Acid and Chromates (as CrO3) 4518 64 1 56 154 2970 1 345
metal Chromium (VI) – TWA 1789 84 1 49 240 1310 1 410
metal Cobalt, Metal, Dust, and Fume (as Co) 49 089 100 12 91 224 33 590 1 410
metal Copper Dusts and Mists (as Cu) 1254 93 3 20 238 879 1 420
metal Copper Fume (as Cu) 50 995 100 12 37 224 34 938 1 410
metal Iron Oxide Fume 49 303 100 12 15 223 33 681 1 410
metal Lead, Inorganic (as Pb) 73 144 89 12 60 222 50 362 1 408
metal Manganese Fume (as Mn) 49 020 100 12 36 223 33 452 1 410
metal Mercury (Vapor) (as Hg) 1310 47 1 21 160 681 1 412
metal Molybdenum (as Mo), Insoluble Compounds (Total Dust) 48 386 100 12 91 224 33 064 1 410
metal Nickel, Metal, and Insoluble compounds (as Ni) 49 427 100 12 77 224 33 834 1 410
metal Silver, Metal, and Soluble Compounds (as Ag) 2160 94 6 48 213 1483 1 389
metal Tin, inorganic compounds (except oxides) (as Sn) 2216 85 6 78 240 1689 1 400
metal Vanadium fume (as V2O5) 48 748 100 12 92 224 33 302 1 410
metal Zinc Oxide Fume 50 346 100 12 37 223 34 439 1 410
metal Cadmium 20 428 99 12 83 227 14 176 1 406
gas Ammonia 1808 22 1 35 119 911 2 300
gas Ethylene Oxide 1901 2 2 53 35 738 2 240
Gas Formaldehyde 9063 2 1 38 111 4699 2 240
Gas Hydrogen Chloride 2205 37 1 66 15 925 2 45
Gas Sulfur Dioxide 1572 29 1 35 117 597 2 410
Gas Vinyl Chloride 2126 4 1 86 45 401 4 285
isocyanates Methylene bisphenyl isocyanate 7009 35 3 75 15 3325 2 30
isocyanates Hexamethylene Diisocyanate 3660 56 3 70 18 1631 2 45
isocyanates Toluene-2,4-Diisocyanate (TDI) 4455 93 2 77 17 1981 2 45
isocyanates Toluene-2,6-Diisocyanate 3969 99 2 69 17 1785 2 45
PAHs Chrysene 1623 100 2 69 240 1261 1 390
PAHs Coal Tar Pitch Volatiles (benzene soluble fraction) 1707 72 2 28 230 1341 1 376
PAHs Naphtha (Coal Tar) 1299 87 2 58 70 408 3 281
PAHs Benzo [a] Pyrene 1632 99 2 78 240 1274 1 392
other dust/fibers Fluorides (as F) 991 35 1 62 103 490 1 339
other dust/fibers Silica, Crystalline Quartz (Respirable Fraction) 25 230 32 1 50 242 19 433 1 400
other dust/fibers Silica, Crystalline Cristobalite, Respirable Dust 3248 88 1 98 267 2419 1 421
other dust/fibers Asbestos (all forms) 16 847 1 2 59 93 9015 1 218
other dust/fibers Particulates not otherwise regulated (Respirable Fraction) 35 123 91 13 84 220 24 142 1 409
other dust/fibers Particulates not otherwise regulated (Total Dust) 18 513 49 1 35 213 12 744 1 403
other dust/fibers Silica (Quartz, Total) 140 68 1 92 180 109 1 270
other Arsenic, Inorganic 7209 94 2 51 223 4812 1 415
other Cyclohexanone 1337 24 2 30 83 444 2 330
other Methyl Methacrylate 1269 17 1 47 61 358 3 310
other Nitric Acid 938 69 1 71 141 603 1 336
other Sodium Hydroxide 1446 28 1 38 135 984 1 260
other Styrene 13 732 25 1 11 60 3943 3 320
other Sulfuric Acid 1500 54 1 54 206 1084 1 348