Assessment of Waste Anesthetic Gas in a Veterinary Clinic

Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Convention Center 

NIOSH conducted a Health Hazard Evaluation to investigate occupational exposure to sevoflurane and health symptoms related to waste anesthetic gases among veterinary healthcare workers during anesthetic procedures. Although time-weighted personal and area concentration levels were below established occupational exposure limits, employee interviews and real-time task-based monitoring revealed episodic peak concentrations during specific activities, indicating the need for control measures to reduce worker exposure.

"S.E. Tomasi, NIOSH, Morgantown, WV, USA (current: USDA, Lincoln, NE, USA)
L. Kobos, NIOSH, Morgantown, WV, USA
R.R. Harvey, NIOSH, Morgantown, WV, USA"
 

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Exposure Assessment

Real-time detection services and direct reading instruments