An Introduction to Industrial Hygiene Chemical Hazard Control. Basic Gas and Vapor Behavior. Basic Aerosol Behavior. Chemical Exposure Control Criteria. Vapor Generation and Plume Behavior. Vapor Pressure from Mixtures. Changing the Workplace. Source Control Via Substitution. Other Source and Non-Ventilation Pathway Controls. An Overview of Local Exhaust Ventilation. Ventilation Flow Rates and Pressures. Measuring Ventilation Flow Rates. Selecting and Designing Local Exhaust Hoods. Predicting Pressure Losses in Ventilation Systems. Exhaust Air Cleaners and Stacks. Ventilation Fans. Ventilation Operating Costs. Local Exhaust Ventilation System Management. General Ventilation and Transient Conditions. General Ventilation in Steady State Conditions. Administrative Controls and Chemical Personal Protective Equipment. Respirator Controls. Appendix A VHRs for Volatile Chemicals Listed Alphabetically. Appendix B VHRs for Volatile Chemicals Listed by Hazard. Appendix C AHDD and ACDD Values for Selected U.S. Cities.
William Popendorf is an Emeritus Professor of Industrial Hygiene at Utah State University. Dr. Popendorf has taught and conducted research for over forty-five years, published more than 75 papers and book chapters on airborne and dermal hazards, has consulted with numerous industrial clients and government agencies, and been on the Board of the American Industrial Hygiene Association and the American Board of Industrial Hygiene. His broad interest has been to develop and apply predictive models (many developed in other fields) that describe how physical mechanisms cause (and can be used to control) exposures of workers to toxic chemicals, with the goal of improving the overall practice and knowledge-base of industrial hygiene.