Determining exhaust fumes exposure in chainsaw operations.

Determining exhaust fumes exposure in chainsaw operations.

Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) (2016-09-12)

F Neri, C Foderi, A Laschi, F Fabiano, M Cambi, G Sciarra, M C Aprea, A Cenni, E Marchi

ABSTRACT

The objective of this study was to investigate the inhalation exposure of forest operators to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and total xylenes) contained in the exhaust fumes released from chainsaws and to suggest possible countermeasures. The study was carried out in four silvicultural treatments (coppice clearcut, conifer thinning, conifer pruning, and sanitary cut), using three types of chainsaw fuel (normal two-stroke petrol mix and two alkylate fuels). Eighty personal air samples were collected; IOM samplers combined with Amberlite XAD-2 sorbent tubes were used for collecting PAHs and Radiello

MATERIALS

Product Number

Brand

Product Description

RAD407

Supelco

radiello^™ BTEX Calibration Kit (Thermal Desorption)

RAD145S

radiello^™ BTEX/VOC Starter Kit, Thermal Desorption

RAD405

Supelco

radiello^™ BTEX Calibration Kit (CS₂ Desorption)

RAD195

radiello^™ Clips, suspending Radiello triangular support plate, pk of 20

RAD141S

radiello^™ 1,3-Butadiene Starter Kit, Thermal Desorption, pkg of 1 kit (2 RAD141 adsorbing cartridges and barcode labels, 1 RAD1202 yellow diffusive body, 1 RAD121 triangular support plate, 1 instruction sheet)

RAD126

radiello^™ On-Field Thermometer, Includes one standard Radiello vertical adapter (RAD122) for each thermometer, configured for standard use, pk of 3

RAD120

radiello^™ Diffusive Bodies, white, configured for general use, pk of 20

RAD127

radiello^™ On-Field Thermometer, Reader, pk of 1

RAD171

Supelco

radiello^™ Methylene Blue Calibration Standard for H₂S (Hydrogen Sulfide), pkg of 100 mL

RAD1991

radiello^™ Empty Storage Tubes, glass (with stopper), volume 2.8 mL, pk of 100

RAD1202

radiello^™ Diffusive Bodies, yellow, configured for reduced sampling rates, pk of 20

RAD174

radiello^™ Filtration Kit, pk of 20

RAD1203

radiello^™ Diffusive Bodies, permeative, configured for anaesthetic gases and vapors, pk of 20

RAD1992

radiello^™ Empty Storage Tubes, polypropylene (with stopper), volume 12 mL, pk of 100

RAD130S

radiello^™ BTEX/VOC Starter Kit, CS2 Desorption

RAD1201

radiello^™ Diffusive Bodies, blue, configured for sampling light sensitive compounds, pk of 20

RAD170S

radiello^™ Hydrogen Sulfide Starter Kit

RAD122

radiello^™ Vertical Adapter, threaded for standard use, pk of 20

RAD121

radiello^™ Triangular Support Plate, pk of 20

RAD190

radiello^™ Barcode Labels, pk of 198

RAD125

radiello^™ Anesthetic Gases and Vapor Sampler

RAD198

radiello^™ Replacement Mounting Strips, for use with Radiello Outdoor Shelter, pk of 100

RAD132

radiello^™ Cartridge Adsorbents, for sampling Anaesthetic Gases/Vapors, matrix SS net with mix of mol sieve and activated charcoal (30-50 mesh), pk of 20

RAD145

radiello^™ Cartridge Adsorbents, for sampling BTEX and VOCs (thermal desorption), matrix SS net (3 x 8 μm, 4.8 mm diam.), Carbograph, pk of 20

RAD196

radiello^™ Outdoor Shelter, pk of 10

RAD130

radiello^™ Cartridge Adsorbents, for sampling BTEX and VOCs (CS₂ Desorption), matrix SS net (100 mesh, 5.8 mm diam.), activated with activated charcoal (30-50 mesh), pk of 20

RAD168

radiello^™ Cartridge Adsorbents, for sampling Ammonia (NH₃), matrix microporous PE impregnated with phosphoric acid, pk of 20

RAD165

radiello^™ Cartridge Adsorbents, for sampling Aldehydes, matrix SS net with 2,4-DNPH coated FLORISIL^®, pk of 20