TECHNIQUES FOR IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF AIR IN TOLL BOOTHS
CARBON MONOXIDE (CO) IS A COLORLESS, ODORLESS GAS WITH A SPECIFIC GRAVITY SIMILAR TO AIR; CONSEQUENTLY, THE FIRST INTIMATION OF ITS PRESENCE MAY BE SYMPTOMS OF POISONING, SUCH AS HEADACHE, NAUSEA, WEAKNESS OR COLLAPSE, DEPENDING ON ITS CONCENTRATION. THE EFFECT OF CO DEPENDS UPON: (1) THE CONCENTRATION OF IT IN THE BLOOD, (2) THE PARTICAL PRESSURE OF THE OXYGEN IN THE AIR BREATHED, (3) THE DURATION OF EXPOSURE, (4) THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE, (5) THE WORK EFFORT, (6) THE METABOLIC EFFICIENCY OF THE INDIVIDUAL (7) THE INDIVIDUAL'S HEALTH STATUS, (8) THE INDIVIDUAL'S GLANTYPE, AND (9) THE DEGREE OF THE CAPACITY FOR INCUREMENT TO EXPOSURE. SINCE THE ENACTMENT OF THE FEDERAL AIR QUALITY ACT OF 1967, THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR HAS SET THE THRESHOLD LIMIT OF CO AT 50 PARTS PER MILLION FOR EMPLOYEES OF BRIDGE AND TUNNEL FACILITIES. A CONTINUING AIR SAMPLING PROGRAM THAT TESTS FOR CO CONCENTRATIONS IS PART OF AN AIR MONITORING PROGRAM AT VARIOUS OFFICES, BUILDINGS, AND TOLL BOOTHS AND LANES IN NEW YORK.
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Supplemental Notes:
- pp 32-50, 13 FIG, 20 REF
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Authors:
- SCHNEIDER, W
- Publication Date: 1971-5
Media Info
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Air quality management; Carbon monoxide; Toll booths
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Terminals and Facilities;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00226168
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jun 18 1972 12:00AM