Monitoring Airborne Exposure Limits

Abstract

The U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency (CMA) safely stores and disposes of chemical weapons located in different locations around the continental United States. Communities near these storage and disposal facilities rely on the agency and oversight groups, such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Research Council, to ensure their safety as well as the safety of workers and the environment. One measure of safety these groups provide is proven monitoring systems placed in and around storage and disposal areas. These monitors are extra layers of protection to ensure workers and surrounding communities are not exposed to harmful concentrations of chemical agent in the air. Airborne Exposure Limits, also known as AELs, are limits set by the CDC to protect workers and the public from potential airborne concentration levels that would result in adverse health effects from acute exposures and to protect against risks from long-term exposure.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA476252

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airborne
  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Communities
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Materials
  • Monitoring
  • Monitors
  • Nerve Agents
  • Organic Compounds
  • Quality Control
  • Safety
  • United States
  • Ventilation Ducts
  • Volatile Organic Compounds
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Environmental Engineering.