title: Assessing dust exposure in an integrated iron and steel manufacturing plant in South India.
abstract: A study to monitor and estimate respirable particulate matter (RPM), toxic trace metal concentrations in the work environment was carried out in different sections of an integrated steel manufacturing industry. The average RPM concentration observed varied according to the section blast furnace was 2.41 mg/m;{3}; energy optimization furnace, 1.87 mg/m;{3}; sintering plant, 0.98 mg/m;{3}; continuous casting machine, 1.93 mg/m;{3}. The average trace metal concentration estimated from the RPM samples like iron, manganese, lead and chromium did not exceed ACGIH prescribed levels.
authors.affiliation: Regional Occupational Health Centre, Bangalore Medical College Campus, Bangalore, India. ravichandran65@yahoo.com
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ravichandran
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Krishnamurthy
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ravibabu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Raghavan
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Rajan
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Rajmohan
mesh_terms: D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational / Q000032:analysis*; D004391:Dust / Q000032:analysis*; D007194:India; D007221:Industry; D007501:Iron; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D013232:Steel
chemical_list: D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational; D004391:Dust; D013232:Steel; D007501:Iron