Spacecraft Maximum Allowable Concentrations for Selected Airborne Contaminants: Volume 3 - Softcover

National Research Council; Division On Earth And Life Studies; Commission On Life Sciences; Subcommittee On Spacecraft Maximum Allowable Concentrations

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0309056292 ISBN 13: 9780309056298

Publisher: National Academies Press, 1997

Synopsis

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has measured numerous airborne contaminants in spacecraft during space missions because of the potential toxicological hazards to humans that might be associated with prolonged spacecraft missions.
This volume reviews the spacecraft maximum allowable concentrations (SMACs) for various contaminants to determine whether NASA's recommended exposure limits are consistent with recommendations in the National Research Council's 1992 volume Guidelines for Developing Spacecraft Maximum Allowable Concentrations for Space Station Contaminants.

Table of Contents

• Front Matter
• Spacecraft Maximum Allowable Concentrations for Selected Airborne Contaminants: Introduction
• Appendix A: Guidelines for Developing Maximum Allowable Concentrations for Space Station Contaminants: Executive Summary
• Appendix B: Reports on Spacecraft Maximum Allowable Concentrations for Selected Airborne Contaminants
• B1: Bromotrifluoromethane
• B2: 1-Butanol
• B3: tert-Butanol
• B4: Diacetone alcohol
• B5: Dichloroacetylene
• B6: 1,2-Dichloroethane
• B7: Ethanol
• B8: Ethylbenzene
• B9: Ethylene glycol
• B10: Glutaraldehyde
• B11: Trichloroethylene
• B12: Xylene

About this title

From the Back Cover

NASA seeks to ensure the health, safety, and functional abilities of astronauts and to prevent the exposure of astronauts to toxic levels of spacecraft contaminants. Consequently, exposure limits need to be established for continuous exposure of astronauts too spacecraft contaminants for up to 180 days (for normal space-station operations) and for short-term (1-24 hr) emergency exposures to high levels of contaminants. The SMAC reports are intended for use by engineers.

About the Author

Subcommittee on Spacecraft Maximum Allowable Concentrations, National Research Council

About this edition

• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0309056292
• ISBN 13: 9780309056298
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 362