Levels of 2,4-DNT and 2,4,6-TNT found in the air in various work areas
| Type of analysis | Measured value or range | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Work area | Stationary air sampling | Personal air sampling | 2,4-DNT (μg/m3) | 2,4,6-TNT (μg/m3) |
| Bending hand grenades (work rate approx. 160/h) | x | <0.1–1.0 | 99–690 | |
| Pressing bomblets (work rate: approx. 110/h) | x | 0.4–2.5 | 88–560 | |
| Pressing bomblets (work rate: approx. 110/h) (sampling: 2 hours; sample volume: 60 l) | x | <0.5–3.2 | 22–158 | |
| Separating tablets | x | 0.2–2.3 | 54–305 | |
| Separating tablets (sampling: 2 hours; sample volume: 60 l) | x | 3.7 | 315 | |
| Opening bomblets | x | <0.1–1.3 | 52–118 | |
| Opening bomblets (sampling: 2 hours; sample volume: 60 l) | x | 11 | 3250 | |
| Water treatment, removing agglomerate | x | <0.1–4.2 | 0.4–15 | |
| Water treatment, removing agglomerate | x | <0.1–20 | 1.7–46 | |
| Sucking out | x | 4.4 | 24 | |
| Sucking out (sampling: 2 hours; sample volume: 60 l) | x | 4.4 | 24 | |
| Selection | x | <0.1 | 3.8–7.5 | |
| Selection (sampling: 2 hours; sample volume: 60 l) | x | <0.5 | 11 | |
| Emptying and piercing | x | <0.1 | 9.5–26 | |
| Emptying and piercing (sampling: 2 hours; sample volume: 60 l) | x | <0.5 | 2.2–25 | |
| Hand grenades (intermediate storage) (sampling: 2 hours; sample volume: 60 l) | x | 1.0 | 555 | |
| Rest room | x | <0.5 | <0.1 | |
| Offices (sampling: 2 hours; sample volume: 60 l) | x | <0.5 | 0.17 | |