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Review of the Department of Labor's Site Exposure Matrix Database (2013)

Chapter: Appendix B: Substances Evaluated by the Committee to Identify Toxic Substance-Occupational Disease Links Not Found in SEM

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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Substances Evaluated by the Committee to Identify Toxic Substance-Occupational Disease Links Not Found in SEM." Institute of Medicine. 2013. Review of the Department of Labor's Site Exposure Matrix Database. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18266.
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Appendix B

Substances Evaluated by the Committee to Identify Toxic Substance—Occupational Disease Links Not Found in SEM

The following substances were evaluated by the Institute of Medicine’s Committee on the Review of the Department of Labor’s Site Exposure Matrix (SEM) Database to identify toxic substance—occupational disease links that were not found in SEM (see discussion in Chapter 3).

81 substances (and CAS [Chemical Abstracts Service] numbers) for which public inquiries were made:

1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine/MPTP (28289-54-5)

1,2-Benzisothiazoline-3-one (2634-33-5)

1,3-Butadiene (106-99-0)

1,4-Phenylenediamine (106-50-3)

2-Aminophenol (95-55-6)

2-Butanone/MEK (78-93-3)

2-Naphthylamine (91-59-8)

2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (118-96-7)

4,4′-Methylenedianiline/MDA (101-77-9)

5-Chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one (26172-55-4)

Acetic acid (64-19-7)

Acetone (67-64-1)

Aluminum (7429-90-5)

Arsenic (7440-38-2)

Asbestos (1332-21-4)

Benzene (71-43-2)

Beryllium (7440-41-7)

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Substances Evaluated by the Committee to Identify Toxic Substance-Occupational Disease Links Not Found in SEM." Institute of Medicine. 2013. Review of the Department of Labor's Site Exposure Matrix Database. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18266.
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Cadmium (7440-43-9)

Carbon disulfide (75-15-0)

Chromic acid cleaning solution/Chromic sulfuric acid (14489-25-9)

Chromium (7440-47-3)

Cobalt (7440-48-4)

Copper (7440-50-8)

Cutting oils/Tap Magic Original Formula Cyanide (57-12-5)

Di-2-Ethyl Hexyl Phosphoric Acid (298-07-7)

Edetic acid/Versene (60-00-4)

Engine exhaust Epoxy resins/Bisphenol A diglycidylether (1675-54-3)

Ether/Diethyl ether (60-29-7)

Euxenite Fiberglass/Borosilicate (12676-29-8)

Formaldehyde (50-00-0)

Hard metals/Stainless steel (7440-44-0; 7440-47-3; 7439-89-6; 7439-98-7; 7440-02-0; 7440-03-1; 7440-32-6)

Hexane/n-Hexane (110-54-3)

Hydrogen Fluoride/Hydrofluoric acid (7664-39-3)

Iodine 131 (10043-66-0)

Isodecanol (25339-17-7)

Kerosene (8008-20-6)

Lead (7439-92-1)

Lead chromate (7758-97-6)

Lithium deuteride (13587-16-1)

Lithium hydride (7580-67-8)

Maneb (12427-38-2)

Mercury (7439-97-6)

Metal Working Fluids/Mineral Oil (8020-83-5)

Methylene bisphenyl diisocyanate/MDI (101-68-8)

Methylene Chloride/Dichloromethane (75-09-2)

Monel/nickel alloys (11105-19-4)

Naphthalene (91-20-3)

Nickel (metal dusts) (7440-02-0)

Niobium (7440-03-1)

Nitric acid (7697-37-2)

Paraquat (4685-14-7)

Perchloric acid (7601-90-3)

Phosphoric acid (7664-38-2)

Plutonium (7440-07-5)

Polychlorinated Biphenyls/PCBs (1336-36-3)

Polyvinyl chloride/PVC (9002-86-2)

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Substances Evaluated by the Committee to Identify Toxic Substance-Occupational Disease Links Not Found in SEM." Institute of Medicine. 2013. Review of the Department of Labor's Site Exposure Matrix Database. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18266.
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Potassium hydroxide (1310-58-3)

Pyridine (110-86-1)

Radon (10043-92-2)

Rotenone (83-79-4)

Silicon (7440-21-3)

Sodium bicarbonate (144-55-8)

Sodium chlorate (7775-09-9)

Sulfuric acid (7664-93-9)

Tantalum (7440-25-7)

Titanium (7440-32-6)

Toluene (08-88-3)

Tool steel/carbon and steel alloys Tri-Butyl Phosphate (126-73-8)

Trichloroethylene/TCE (79-01-6)

Trifluoroacetic anhydride (407-25-0)

Uranium (7440-61-1)

Uranium hexafluoride (7783-81-5)

Vinyl chloride (75-01-4)

Welding fumes Zinc chloride (7646-85-7)

Zinc chromate (13530-65-9)

Zinc chromate hydroxide (15930-94-6)

15 substances identified by the committee:

2,4- and 2,6-Dinitrotoluene (121-14-2; 606-20-2)

Antimony (7440-36-0)

Chloramphenicol (56-75-7)

Coal Tar Pitch Volatiles (65996-93-2)

Cobalt Tungsten Carbide (60674-89-7)

Dibutyl Phthalate (84-74-2)

Diesel Exhaust Ethylene Oxide (75-21-8)

Hepatitis B

o-Toluidine (95-53-4)

Radium (7440-14-4)

Strontium 90 (10098-97-2)

Styrene (100-42-5)

Tetrachloroethylene (127-18-4)

Thorium (7440-29-1)

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Substances Evaluated by the Committee to Identify Toxic Substance-Occupational Disease Links Not Found in SEM." Institute of Medicine. 2013. Review of the Department of Labor's Site Exposure Matrix Database. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18266.
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Beginning with the development of the atomic bomb during World War II, the United States continued to build nuclear weapons throughout the Cold War. Thousands of people mined and milled uranium, conducted research on nuclear warfare, or worked in nuclear munitions factories around the country from the 1940s through the 1980s. Such work continues today, albeit to a smaller extent. The Department of Energy (DOE) is now responsible for overseeing those sites and facilities, many of which were, and continue to be, run by government contractors. The materials used at those sites were varied and ranged from the benign to the toxic and highly radioactive. Workers at DOE facilities often did not know the identity of the materials with which they worked and often were unaware of health risks related to their use. In many instances, the work was considered top secret, and employees were cautioned not to reveal any work-related information to family or others. Workers could be exposed to both radioactive and nonradioactive toxic substances for weeks or even years. Consequently, some of the workers have developed health problems and continue to have concerns about potential health effects of their exposures to occupational hazards during their employment in the nuclear weapons industry.

In response to the concerns expressed by workers and their representatives, DOL asked the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to review the SEM database and its use of a particular database, Haz-Map, as the source of its toxic substance-occupational disease links. Accordingly, this IOM consensus report reflects careful consideration of its charge by the committee, and describes the strengths and shortcomings of both. To complete its task, IOM formed an ad hoc committee of experts in occupational medicine, toxicology, epidemiology, industrial hygiene, public health, and biostatistics to conduct an 18-month study to review the scientific rigor of the SEM database. The committee held two public meetings at which it heard from DOL Division of Energy Employee Occupational Illness Compensation (DEEOIC) representatives, the DOL contractor that developed the SEM database, the developer of the Haz-Map database, DOE worker advocacy groups, and several individual workers. The committee also submitted written questions to DOL to seek clarification of specific issues and received written responses from DEEOIC. The committee's report considers both the strengths and weaknesses of the SEM and the Haz-Map databases, recognizing that the latter was developed first and for a different purpose. The committee then discusses its findings and recommends improvements that could be made in both databases with a focus on enhancing the usability of SEM for both DOL claims examiners and for former DOE workers and their representatives. Review of the Department of Labor's Site Exposure Matrix Database summarizes the committee's findings.

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