Interim Base-Level Guide for Exposure to Jet Fuel and Additives

Abstract

This report provides interim guidance on evaluating exposures to the most common jet fuel and additives used in the U.S. Air Force, Jet Propulsion Fuel-8 (JP-8). The report is ?interim? because there are a number of emerging fuels such as synthetic paraffinic kerosene and biofuels that are already approved for use on Air Force weapon systems but whose occupational and environmental exposure limits (OEELs) are not well-defined. OEELs recommended in this report for JP-8 should be sufficiently conservative to be applied to emerging fuels and their blends with JP-8. Contract efforts are currently underway to evaluate the toxicity of emerging fuels, and the U.S. School of Aerospace Medicine/Occupational & Environmental Health Department anticipates further exposure guidance will be issued from those efforts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA555523

Entities

People

  • Brian M. Clarke
  • David M. Sonntag
  • John P. Hinz

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Additives (Chemicals)
  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Contracts
  • Engineering
  • Environmental Exposure
  • Environmental Health
  • Fuel Tanks
  • Fuels
  • Jet Engine Fuels
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Protective Clothing
  • Risk Analysis
  • Synthetic Fuels

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Rocket Propulsion.
  • Toxicology/Environmental Toxicology

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster