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. 2022 Apr 22;2022:9831883. doi: 10.1155/2022/9831883

Table 2.

Full-shift and half-shift samples during clutch and brake work.

Sample Duration (hr) Volume (L) PCM—fiber concentration (f/cc) PCME—chrysotile concentration (f/cc)
Indoor
 Personal—day 1
  Full-shift 6.15 380 0.0136 0.0053
  1st half-shift 3.33 391 0.0182 0.0132
  1st half-shift 3.30 388 0.0278 0.0225
  2nd half-shift 2.75 330 0.0163 0.0077
  Average full-shiftA,B 0.0168 0.0093

 Personal—day 2
  Full-shift 8.45 510 <0.0053
  1st half-shift 3.62 215 <0.0125
  2nd half-shift 4.78 285 0.1454 0.1454
  Average full-shiftA,C 0.0414 0.0414

 Personal—day 3
  Full-shift 6.42 360 0.0368 0.0359
  1st half-shift 2.70 161 0.096 0.0960
  2nd half-shift 3.67 205 0.0215 0.0215
  Average full-shiftA 0.0449 0.0445
  Average full-shift—days 1, 2, and 3 0.0344 0.0317

 Area: 1.5 m from crane
  Day 1—crane 22B 6.40 1922 0.0029 0.0012
  Day 2—crane 22B 9.02 2696 0.0028 0.0025
  Day 3—crane 15B 6.73 2019 0.0030 0.0030
  Average full-shift 0.0029 0.0023

 Area: 4.6 m from crane
  Day 1—crane 22B 6.28 1907 0.0017 0.0009
  Day 2—crane 22B 8.92 2899 0.0035 0.0035
  Day 3—crane 15B 7.93 2381 0.0027 0.0027
  Average full-shift 0.0026 0.0024

 Area: 9.1 m from crane
  Day 1—crane 22B 5.62 1686 0.0019 0.0011
  Day 2—crane 22B 8.93 2659 0.0048 0.0047
  Day 3—crane 15B 8.28 2474 0.0018 0.0017
  Average full-shift 0.0028 0.0025

 Area: 4.6 m from workbench
  Day 1 6.07 1850 0.0025 0.0008
  Day 2 8.93 2744 0.0029 0.0028
  Day 3 8.80 2688 0.0036 0.0036
  Average full-shift 0.0030 0.0024

 Area: 9.6 m from workbench
  Day 1 5.78 1750 0.0029 0.0016
  Day 2 8.98 2744 0.0038 0.0038
  Day 3 8.87 2691 0.0032 0.0032
  Average full-shift 0.0033 0.0029

Outdoor
  Day 1—full shift 7.33 2380 <0.0011
  Day 1—full shift 7.33 2197 <0.0012
  Day 2—partial shiftD 5.47 1761 <0.0015
  Day 2—partial shiftD 3.82 1142 0.0034 0.0034
  Day 3—full shift 7.42 2202 <0.0012
  Day 3—full shift 7.32 2144 <0.0013
  Average full-shiftC 0.00047 0.00047

AThe half-shift samples were averaged (weighted by time) to calculate a second full-shift concentration for each day. The measured and calculated full-shift concentrations were averaged to yield the daily average full-shift concentration. BOn day 1, there were two samplers consecutively operating for the duration of the first half of the shift. These two samples were averaged together before the calculations described in footnote (a) were carried out. CTo calculate an average concentration, PCM measurements below the analytical sensitivity were assigned a value of zero. Likewise, the corresponding chrysotile-specific concentrations (PCME) were assumed to be zero. D On day 2, outdoor sampling was conducted at a single location. The sampling stand blew over part way through the day, at which time the sampler was replaced. The full-shift TWA concentration for day 2 is 0.0014 f/cc (PCME).