Carbon disulfide exposure estimate and prevalence of chronic diseases after carbon disulfide poisoning-related occupational diseases

Table 7 CS₂ exposure concentrations by department

		Workers Exposed to CS₂ (%)
		Department (N = 633)
		Spinning	Electrical Equipment Repair	Motor Repair	Collection of Sulfuric acid	Maintenance of ejector	Manufacturing of CS₂	Post-Process	Refining	Maintenance	Manufacturing of Viscose	Water Treatment	General Affairs
CS₂ exposure concentration^a (ppm)
0- < 5^b	N	10	1	0	0	1	0	37	2	9	52	0	0
0- < 5^b	%	3.6	7.7	0.0	0.0	2.5	0.0	25.5	25.0	56.3	96.3	0.0	0.0
5- < 10^c	N	9	2	10	12	31	11	107	6	7	1	2	1
5- < 10^c	%	3.2	15.4	38.5	34.3	77.5	91.7	73.8	75.0	43.7	1.9	100.0	50.0
≥10	N	261	10	16	23	8	1	1	0	0	1	0	1
≥10	%	93.2	76.9	61.5	65.7	20.0	8.3	0.7	0.0	0.0	1.8	0.0	50.0
total (N)		280	13	26	35	40	12	145	8	16	54	2	2

^aTime-weighted average CS₂ concentration
^bEU - Commission Directive 2006/15/EC of 7 February 2006 establishing a second list of indicative occupational exposure limit values
^cIndustrial Safety and Health Act enforcement regulations separate Table 3 of 11 Amendment of allowable standard of exposure concentration by harmful factor, IRE - 2010 Code of Practice for the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Chemical Agents) Regulations 2001. Published by the Health and Safety Authority

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