Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene (한국산업보건학회지)

Korean Industrial Hygiene Association (한국산업보건학회)
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Worker's exposure assessment of cyclonite in explosive compounds and bomb manufacturing companies

폭약 및 폭탄 제조시 발생하는 시클로나이트의 작업자 노출수준 평가

  • 정지연 (용인대학교 환경과학대학) ;
  • 이지현 (용인대학교 환경과학대학) ;
  • 김은영 (용인대학교 환경과학대학) ;
  • 이승훈 (용인대학교 환경과학대학)
  • Received : 2010.12.14
  • Accepted : 2011.03.19
  • Published : 2011.03.31
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Abstract

Cyclonite is a white powder and is very explosive. It can cause seizures (a problem of the nervous system) in human and animals when large amounts are inhaled or eaten. Research papers for workers exposure assesment of the cyclonite are very a few in the world. A field study was conducted at explosive compounds and bomb manufacturing companies to evaluate workers exposure to cyclonite. The airborne average concentration of cyclonite in explosive compounds manufacturing company was $4.10{\mu}g/m^3$(range: ND - $59.92{\mu}g/m^3$), and that of cyclonite in bomb manufacturing company was $31.49{\mu}g/m^3$(range: ND - $291.41{\mu}g/m^3$). Package process and assembly process in both companies were considered the high potential of exposure to cyclonite. Even though all airborne concentrations of cyclonite were lower than occupational exposure standard (MOEL: $500{\mu}g/m^3$), exposure to cyclonite can also occur through dermal contact during manufacture, handling, and clean-up of cyclonite. So control measures for protecting skin absorption of cyclonite were needed for preventing adverse health effect by cyclonite exposure.

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