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Exposure Risks in Puerto Rico to 1-Bromopropane and Other Potentially Hazardous Chemicals

Zimmetry Environmental provides testing and consulting services to identify 1-bromopropane and other inhalation hazards throughout the Caribbean.


Bayamon, Puerto Rico – WEBWIRE

Monitoring for respirable hazards, engineering controls and personal protective equipment are all essential components of a healthy work environment at companies that use chemicals that could put employees at risk.

The use of the solvent, 1-bromopropane (1-BP), also known as n-propyl bromide, has increased over the past 20 years according to the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA). 1-BP is often found in products used in vapor and immersion degreasing operations for cleaning metals, plastics and electronic and optical components; adhesive spray applications; dry cleaning; and solvent sprays used in operations like asphalt production, aircraft maintenance and synthetic fiber manufacturing.
 
Workers in a number of industries could be exposed by breathing in vapors or mists of the solvent. In February of this year, the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released for public comment and peer review a draft risk assessment for 1-BP. The draft assessment was conducted as part of EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Chemical Work Plan assessment effort.
 
According to the document, 1-BP showed acute risks to women of childbearing age from adverse developmental effects. Other non-cancer and cancer health risks were identified for workers with repeated and chronic exposures, including neurotoxicity; kidney, liver and reproductive toxicity; and lung cancer.
 
“Companies that utilize 1-BP and other solvents need to protect their workers from exposure risks,” said Harry Pena, President of Zimmetry Environmental. “Monitoring for respirable hazards, engineering controls and personal protective equipment are all essential components of a healthy work environment at companies that use chemicals that could put employees at risk. At Zimmetry, we offer air testing and monitoring in Puerto Rico and across the Caribbean for 1-BP and a wide range of other chemical and microbial airborne hazards.”
 
Zimmetry recently sponsored an educational video about 1-bromopropane that can be seen at: https://youtu.be/Ocm-1IYZus8
 
To learn more about Zimmetry Environmental and their occupational, industrial hygiene, environmental, air quality, compliance and consulting services, please visit www.zimmetry.com, call (787) 995.0005 or email info@zimmetry.com .
 
About Zimmetry Environmental
Since 2002, Zimmetry Environmental has been providing environmental consulting services to building owners and managers, architects, engineers, EHS professionals and Fortune 500 companies.  The company is based in Puerto Rico and provides services across the Caribbean and Central America.  The professionals at Zimmetry offer environmental compliance, indoor air quality, asbestos, lead-based paint, Phase I ESAs and general environmental consulting services.
 


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