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June 2000
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Airborne acid data from field tests

Spray
test no.
HF, ppm H3PO4, mg/m3
High LowMean High LowMean
100.990.000.210.090.000.02
112.48 0.000.600.050.000.01
121.67 0.020.710.080.000.01
220.170.000.060.050.000.02
260.000.000.000.000.000.00

Monitoring was performed per NIOSH method 7903 (personal monitoring); values are 8-h TWAs. The OSHA PEL for HF is 3 ppm and for H3PO4 is 1 mg/mm3.

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