Emergency and Continuous Exposure Guidance Levels for Selected Submarine Contaminants

U.S. Navy personnel who work on submarines are in an enclosed and isolated environment for days or weeks at a time when at sea. Unlike a typical work environment, they are potentially exposed to air contaminants 24 hours a day. To protect workers from potential adverse health effects due to those conditions, the U.S. Navy has established exposure guidance levels for a number of contaminants. The Navy asked a subcommittee of the National Research Council (NRC) to review, and develop when necessary, exposure guidance levels for specific contaminants.This volume, the third in a series, recommends 1-hour and 24-hour emergency exposure guidance levels (EEGLs) and 90-day continuous exposure guidance levels (CEGLs) for acetaldehyde, hydrogen chloride, hydrogen fluoride, hydrogen sulfide, and propylene glycol dinitrate. Table of ContentsFront MatterSummary1 Introduction2 Acetaldehyde3 Hydrogen Chloride4 Hydrogen Fluoride5 Hydrogen Sulfide6 Propylene Glycol DinitrateAppendix A: Biographic Information on the Committee on Emergency and Continuous Exposure Guidance Levels for Selected Submarine ContaminantsAppendix B: Statement of TaskGlossary