A critique of the U.S. standard for industrial exposure to sodium hydroxide aerosols.
Am Ind Hyg Assoc J, 1979/5;40(5):365-71.
Cooper DW, Underhill DW, Ellenbecker MJ
PMID: 37730
Abstract
Published studies of the toxicity of sodium hydroxide aerosols are few. These studies were generally marred by inadequate characterization of particle size and chemical compositon and of the ambient humidity. Because NaOH aerosols can readily undergo reaction with carbon dioxide to form sodium carbonate, a much less alkaline (and less hygroscopic) compound, these shortcomings may warrant a reconsideration of the NaOH standard and the consideration of a Na2CO3 standard.
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Aerosols; Air Pollutants; Air Pollutants, Occupational; Animals; Carbonates; Chemical Phenomena; Chemistry, Physical; Guinea Pigs; Humans; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Maximum Allowable Concentration; Respiratory System; Sodium Hydroxide; USSR; United States
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