Exposure scenarios for certain hydrocarbon solvents

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Exposure scenarios for certain hydrocarbon
solvents

• Niina Kallio

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Goals of the study

• Gather the human health and environmental
  exposure and toxicity information
• Gather the purposes of use
• Specifiction of solvent usage in paint industry
• Develope tentative exposure scenarios
• Describe the risk management measures

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Exposure scenarios for certain hydrocarbon
solvents

• Certain hydrocarbon solvents manufactured by
  Neste Oil has been adressed
• In-house exposure measurement data and
  environmental data on solvent manufacturing and
  packaging
• DU exposure data and environmental of 2 paint
  manufacturer
• Exposure measurements carried out by Neste Oil at
  2 professional paint end users

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Risk management measures

• Adequate ventilation including the local exhaust
  ventilators
• Proper personal protection equipments
• Proper gloves, protective clothing and eyewear
• Personal inhalation masks should be used in
  concentrations above 30 of an applicaple
  occupational exposure limit
• Handling sites are provided with secondary
  containment and all the rainwater is gathered in
  sewage sewers and led to waste water treatment
  plant
• Solvent containing waste is gathered into closed
  containers for continued handling
• VOC emissions from the process are gathered and
  treated in a catalytic/combustion incinerator
• Occupational and environmental exposure
  monitoring
• Flow of information