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I.

TABLE 40

ENVIRONMENTAL AND BIOLOGICAL MONITORING AND SURVEY WORK OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH DIVISION 1982

TABLE 40 (Cont'd)

II. Laboratory Analysis Work

Field Survey Work

Nature of Survey work

No. of surveys

No. of samples

taken

Nature of analysis work

No. of analyses

No. of samples/ specimens collected

(A) Atmospheric monitoring :

Acetone

7

(A) Air-pollution Monitoring Programme :

Ammonia

Sulphur dioxide

1112

1112

Asbestos

3

Sulphur trioxide

369

369

Butyl acetate

5

10

Smoke

1117

1117

Carbon dioxide

9

PH measurements

24

Carbon monoxide

10

Total water insoluble matter

24

Chloride

22

29

Carbon disulphide soluble matter

24

Chloroform

3

30

Ash

24

24

Chromic acid mist

68

332

Total water soluble matter

24

Cyclohexanone

8

Calcium

24

Dust

117

1023

Chloride

24

Ethyl acetate

5

9

Sulphate

24

Explosive gas

1

Formaldehyde

17

Free silica

Freons

Gasoline

2

1

Hydrocarbon

1

Hydrogen chloride

Hydrogen cyanide

3

Hydrogen sulphide

2

Isophorone

1

Iso-propyl alcohol

2

Lead

21

46

Manganese

Mercury

Methyl ethyl ketone

Methylene chloride

Methylene diphenyl isocyanate

Nitrogen dioxide

Oxygen

Perchloroethylene

Sulphur dioxide

Sulphuric acid

Styrene

Tetrahydrofuran

8

1,1,1-trichloroethane

16

26

Trichloroethylene

50

92

Toluene

40

77

Toluene-, 4-diisocyanate Xylene

10

23

9

(B) Ventilation surveys:

General ventilation

85

Local exhaust

231

(C) Thermal surveys

12

(D) Noise surveys

15

(E) Lighting surveys

8

Total

836

1906

10

14

1

JW

3

2

41

ANNNN NONniöubanWBI

20

(B) Chemical analysis:

Aluminium

Asbestos

Beryllium

Cadmiun

Calcium

Chloroform

Iron

Lead

Combustible content

Hippuric acid

Manganese

Metallic Composition

hydrocarbons, etc.)

Pseudo-cholinesterase

Silica

Mixed solvents (esters, ketones,

38

Silver

Sulphuric acid

Trichloroethylene

Toluene

Toluene diisocyanate

(C) Urinalysis :

Glucose

Protein

Fluoride

Coproporhydrin

(5)

(14)

(14)

(1)

(4)

(26)

(26)

(2)

(1)

(25)

(25)

(14)

(4)

1 (71)

(71)

(1)

(3)

(33)

(9)

(9)

30

(26)

27 (16)

(1)

(1)

~

2

2

(1) (26) (13)

(1)

(26)

(13)

615 615

}

615

152

152

14

14

Total

4219 (276)

3433 (248)

68c etc 86 9eBeoBoe€

(33)

Note: Figures in brackets were analyses/samples being referred to the

Government Laboratory for chemical analysis.