Control Technology Assessment of Raw Cotton Processing Operations.
Authors
Anonymous
Source
NIOSH 1980 Jun:351 pages
Link
NIOSHTIC No.
00112367
Abstract
Cotton dust control technology was assessed by conducting preliminary and detailed surveys of cotton ginning, cotton seed processing, yarn manufacturing, knitting, fabric weaving and waste processing operations that use raw cotton. The facilities surveyed used control technology involving local and general exhaust ventilation air filtration equipment, work practices, process enclosure or isolation, personal protective equipment and liquid oversprays. Cotton dust sampling equipment was tested for comparison purposes, and installation and maintenance costs of dust control machinery and equipment were evaluated. The author concludes that engineering techniques have not been applied effectively in many of the raw cotton and cottonseed processing areas. He recommends that a methodology for a systems approach to control techniques be developed within the cotton industry; that control techniques for facility scale levels be designed; that the existing cotton grading system be expanded to include the potential for dust emission during processing; that better air cleaning equipment for each segment be developed; and that techniques for growing, harvesting and ginning that will produce cleaner cottons be developed.
Links with this icon indicate that you are leaving the CDC website.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cannot attest to the accuracy of a non-federal website.
Linking to a non-federal website does not constitute an endorsement by CDC or any of its employees of the sponsors or the information and products presented on the website.
You will be subject to the destination website's privacy policy when you follow the link.
CDC is not responsible for Section 508 compliance (accessibility) on other federal or private website.
For more information on CDC's web notification policies, see Website Disclaimers.
CDC.gov Privacy Settings
We take your privacy seriously. You can review and change the way we collect information below.
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site, and will not be able to monitor its performance.
Cookies used to make website functionality more relevant to you. These cookies perform functions like remembering presentation options or choices and, in some cases, delivery of web content that based on self-identified area of interests.
Cookies used to track the effectiveness of CDC public health campaigns through clickthrough data.
Cookies used to enable you to share pages and content that you find interesting on CDC.gov through third party social networking and other websites. These cookies may also be used for advertising purposes by these third parties.
Thank you for taking the time to confirm your preferences. If you need to go back and make any changes, you can always do so by going to our Privacy Policy page.