ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This study was part of the New York State Department of Health's Metal Recycling Industry Project (MRIP) available at http://www.health.state.ny.us/environmental/workplace/metal_recycling/metal_recycling_report.htm. The authors would like to thank the following persons for their contributions to the study and MRIP: John Orsini of the Wadsworth Center of NYSDOH who performed invaluable assistance in analyzing the personal air samples for this study and whom we can always count on for accurate and timely results; Mike Mattia, former Safety Director of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. (ISRI) who laid the foundation for us to work with ISRI members in New York State; Yoichiro Hagiwara of NYSDOH who developed the survey matrix that was essential for the success of data collection; and Jennifer Hallisay and Ian Brissette of NYSDOH who provided statistical analyses for the MRIP.