Asphalt (petroleum) fumes

French name in the regulation: Asphalte, fumées d'(pétrole)

CAS : 8052-42-4

Synonyms: Pétrole, bitumes de

Exposure Standards in RROHS regulation

Permissible exposure values (PEV)

	ppm	mg/m³	f/cc	Notes
TWAEV	-	5	-	-
STEV	-	-	-	-
Ceiling	-	-	-	-

Carcinogenicity		Sensitizer
Simple asphyxiant		Percutaneous
Prohibited use		Prohibited recirculation
Minimum exposure		Explosion hazard
Ototoxic

TWA adjustment for unusual work schedules

III : Weekly adjustment

CNESST – Toxicological Index Service

Consult REPTOX file: Asphalt (petroleum) fumes

Analysis:

Weight measurement for Asphalt fumes

Method: IRSST - 48-1

Sampling protocol

Sampling device:
Sampling media required:

#IRSST	Description
902	Preweighed PVC filter, 37 mm, 5 µm

Parameters:
Flow rate: 1,5 L/min
TWA sampling volume: 180 L
STEL sampling volume: -

Principle: Gravimetric measurement (Grav)
Precision (%): 4,0
Minimum reported value: 25 µg
Remarks: Additional information is available in Info-Labo 1991-03. The weight measurement method for dusts is by definition non-specific. Additional information is also available in the Info-Labo 2008-02.

Reference

IRSST. "Poussière totale". Méthode 48-1. Méthodes analytiques. Montréal: IRSST, 1998.

Weight measurement for Asphalt fumes

Method: IRSST - 48-1

Sampling protocol

Sampling device:
Sampling media required:

#IRSST	Description
914	PVC filter, 25 mm, preweighed, 5 µm

Parameters:
Flow rate: 1,5 L/min
TWA sampling volume: 180 L
STEL sampling volume: -

Analytical protocol

Principle: Gravimetric measurement (Grav)
Precision (%): 4,0
Minimum reported value: 25 µg
Remarks: Additional information is available in Info-Labo 1991-03. The weight measurement method for dusts is by definition non-specific. Additional information is also available in the Info-Labo 2008-02.

Reference

IRSST. "Poussière totale". Méthode 48-1. Méthodes analytiques. Montréal: IRSST, 1998.

Weight measurement for Asphalt fumes

Method: IRSST - 48-1

Sampling protocol

Sampling device:
Sampling media required:

#IRSST	Description
997	PVC filter, 37 mm 5 µm, preweighed, 3-part

Parameters:
Flow rate: 1,5 L/min
TWA sampling volume: 180 L
STEL sampling volume: -

Analytical protocol

Principle: Gravimetric measurement (Grav)
Precision (%): 4,0
Minimum reported value: 25 µg
Remarks: Additional information is available in Info-Labo 1991-03. The weight measurement method for dusts is by definition non-specific. Additional information is also available in the Info-Labo 2008-02.

Reference

IRSST. "Poussière totale". Méthode 48-1. Méthodes analytiques. Montréal: IRSST, 1998.

Matière organique totale

Method: IRSST - 381

Sampling protocol

Sampling device:
Sampling media required:

#IRSST	Description
937	PTFE filter, 37 mm, 1 µm, preweighed, with Orbo 42L tube

Parameters:
Flow rate: 1 L/min
TWA sampling volume: 250 L
STEL sampling volume: -
Remarks: See InfoLabo 2016-02 for more information.

Analytical protocol

Principle: Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID)
Precision (%): 5,9
Minimum reported value: 20 µg
Remarks: The IRSST 381 method uses a sampling train consisting of a cassette that will collect particles, followed by a sampling tube that will adsorb the vapors. This tube is directly connected to the pump by Tygon tubing. Gravimetric analysis of the filter yields a result directly comparable to the TWAEV for asphalt (petroleum) fumes. For more information, refer to the IRSST method 48-1. The results issuing from IRSST method 381 are expressed in total organic matter based on a hexadecane calibration (C16) and are not comparable to the TWAEV of asphalt (petroleum fumes). IRSST method 381 is based on the MetroPol Fumées de bitume M-2 method of the INRS (France), 2016 edition.

Reference

IRSST. "Détermination de la matière organique totale pour fumées d'asphalte". Méthode 381. Non publiée.

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