Applications and computational elements of industrial hygiene

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by  Mansdorf, Seymour Zack, Stern, Martin B

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INDUSTRIAL
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Martin B. Stern
S.Z. Mansdorf
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Applications and computational elements of industrial hygiene / edited by
Martin B. Stem, S. Z. Mansdorf
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ISBN I-56670-197-X (alk. paper)
1. Industrial hygiene. I. Stem, Martin B. II. Mansdorf, S. Z. (Seymour Zack) ,
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Preface
Martin B. Stern, MPH, CIH
Industrial hygiene has emerged as a respected technical profession that
links subject areas that range from biology, chemistry, and toxicology, to
engineering, mathematics, and management. An industrial hygienist has a
need to problem-solve in a manner comparable to detective work: an un­
known exposure event occurs and the industrial hygienist must piece to­
gether all of the critical events that lead up to the employee’s exposure and
attempt to determine what (and how) the employee was exposed, and de­
velop recommendations to protect the worker from future exposure events
or episodes. At times the information available is sufficient to determine
action, however at other times the industrial hygienist is remanded to invest
significant amounts of time, energy, and resources into solving the exposure
event.
The reason Applications of Industrial Hygiene was written was to pro­
vide a tool for individuals preparing for one of the certification examina­
tions, for use as textbook, and for use as a reference source for professionals
in the field. The Application’s work is a compilation of contributions from
14 seasoned industrial hygiene professionals, coming from academia, the
private sector, and combinations of academia and the workplace. The indi­
viduals who were selected to contribute chapters were selected based on
their technical expertise, experience, and competency. It was felt by the
editors that it would not be effective for one or two authors to create an in­
dustrial hygiene book, as invariably the work would lack sufficient depth
and breadth. To avoid this, each contributor brought specialized knowledge
and experience to the table for the chapters that they authored.
The information contained in the work is designed to be straight­
forward and comprehensible, thus useable and extractable from an applica­
tion standpoint. The editors desired to create a textbook which presents
users with a “soup-to-nuts approach” in each chapter by including detailed
technical coverage for the industrial hygiene rubrics. Each chapter was de­
signed to provide an extensive overview of the given industrial hygiene rubric,
industrial/workplace applications, monitoring/sampling techniques (where
applicable), personal protective equipment needs (where applicable), and key
computational needs. An additional value-added component is that the chap­
ters are equipped with case studies so that textbook users can further relate
the technical information contained in each chapter to a real-world applica­
tion. At the culmination of each chapter, there are questions and answers to
enable users to demonstrate their understanding of the chapter’s content. By
employing this approach for each chapter, the editors feel that users of the
Application *s work will gain critical technical knowledge, as well as com­
putational skills, for each of the topics covered.
The Application’s book contains over 250 calculations. Unlike other
textbooks that have multiple contributors, the equations contained within the
book follow a common format in each chapter: listing the equation’s vari­
ables, describing what each variable represents, and where applicable, a
sample calculation is provided to demonstrate how to use the calculation in
a “practical situation.” The equations/calculations are presented in such a
manner so that the equations are readily evident in each chapter. Each
equation has been assigned an independent number for easy reference. It is
hoped that this approach will minimize users from having to obtain multiple
industrial hygiene titles when studying for one of the certification examina­
tions, preparing for a homework assignment/test in a graduate or under­
graduate course, or referencing information to solve a problem in the work­
place.
The editors feel that this work will be a welcome addition to your in­
dustrial hygiene collection, and are certain that this work will be the source
that you will most frequently go to for information, because it will be easy
to use, yet contain the detail needed to solve the more complex issues. This
work is efficiently prepared, as you will not find a lot of filler information,
the material typically included to increase the page count and subsequently
the price. The filler information usually does not help you solve problems,
but helps the author and editors make their publishing commitments. The
editors purposely avoided this type of information. The Application’s text
contains the necessary information that you will need.
We hope you enjoy the Application’s work, and it assists you in the
solution of your industrial hygiene problem needs.
Contributors
Editors
S.Z. (Zack) Mansdorf, PhD, CIH, CSP Martin B. Stern, MPH, CIH
A. D. Little AT&T
Cambridge, MA Warren, NJ
Contributing Authors
Peter Beilin, PhD, CIH Anthony Joseph, PhD
California State University Indiana University
Northridge, CA Indiana, PA
D. Jeff Burton, BS, MS, PE, CIH, CSP James P. Kohn, PhD, CIH, CSP
IVE, Inc. East Carolina University
Bountiful, UT Greenville, NC
Jack Daugherty, CIH, CHMM Howard K. Pelton, PE
Vickers, Inc. Pelton Marsh Kinsella
Jackson, MS Dallas, TX
Robert Hague, PhD, CIH Use Stoll, MS
University of Medicine & Dentistry of NJ Lucent Technology Inc.
Piscataway, NJ Allentown, PA
Stephen K. Hall, PhD, CIH Wesley R. Van Pelt, PhD, CIH, CHP
Oakland University Wesley R. Van Pelt Associates, Inc.
Oakland, MI Paramus, NJ
R. Timothy Hitchcock, MSPH, CIH Celeste Winterberger, PhD, CIT
IBM Corporation East Carolina University
Research Triangle Park, NC Greenville, NC

Acknowledgments
I would like to thank the following individuals for their support, patience, and con­
sideration during the preparation of the Application *s book:
To my wife. Heather for her patience, support, and love, during the Application
book preparation, as I routinely burned the “midnight oil” and was a borderline
zombie while working on the book. She routinely pushed me during times I wanted
to say the hell with the book (as well as other things). She was the epitome of con­
sideration during the book writing process and I love her;
To my children, Chad, Marty, and Christina, for not getting too frustrated when
Daddy had work to do and couldn’t play, even though the reality is I would have
rather been out playing with them;
To my parents, for pushing me in my youth, and encouraging me to take the paths of
most resistance. Their parenting has been influential in helping me to be more than
someone who watches life pass by and takes the easy train;
To Ken McCombs, CRC Acquisitions Editor, for having the guts to move on a proj­
ect idea and provide blind-faith support throughout the project. He’s the kind of
person I would want on any writing project. Also from CRC, Susan Alfieri, who
provided support through many of the project’s more “challenging” periods.
Special thanks to: Dave Nargis (AT&T), Kelly Stefanik (AT&T), and Paul Kim
(Johnson & Johnson) for taking personal time to review selected chapters.
MBS
I would like to acknowledge the unfailing encouragement and hard work of two key
persons responsible for the successful completion of this book. First, Ken
McCombs of CRC Press. Ken was an invaluable aid and resource in the shepherd­
ing of the book. Second, my coeditor, Marty Stem. Marty was the person really
responsible for the genesis of the book. He put up with my delays in a kind spirit
but with an unending dedication to accomplishing a valuable work that all of the
authors could be proud of achieving. The reader should know that my part in this
worthwhile venture was small with Marty being the person really responsible for its
success.
SZM