Fact Sheet for OSCs (On-Scene Coordinators): Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogs

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM). Published: 5/22/2018. This 11-page fact sheet was developed for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) federal on-scene coordinators (OSCs) who may respond with, or provide technical advice to, local first responders who may encounter environmental contamination from fentanyl class compounds (fentanyl analogs). It provides information regarding characteristics of fentanyl and fentanyl analogs; the physical properties of fentanyl, fentanyl citrate, carfentanil, 3-methylfentanyl, and α-methylfentanyl; potential exposure pathways; provisional advisory levels (PALs) and industry occupational exposure limits (OELs); opioid relative potency, equianalgesic dose and estimated lethal dose; personal safety; personal protective equipment (PPE); field detection; sampling; analysis; dec ontamination/cleanup; personnel decontamination; waste management; and technical references. (PDF)
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