NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA No. 2003-0248-2940, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Gainesville, Florida, June 2004

摘要

On January 20, 2004, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) investigators conducted a site visit at the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) facility in Gainesville, FL. The site visit was conducted in response to a management request for a health hazard evaluation (HHE) to assess worker exposure to ammonium perfluorooctanoate (APFO), a component in a material (Fluon) used in the Biological Control Rearing Facility (BCRF). No health problems were reported$ however, employees were concerned because of recent media reports regarding environmental and biological persistence of this material.