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Title: Asbestos-fiber reentrainment during vacuuming and wet cleaning of carpet at a captive research site

Abstract

A study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of alternative carpet-cleaning techniques and to evaluate the potential for asbestos-fiber reentrainment during cleaning of carpet contaminated with asbestos. The equipment was evaluated at two carpet contamination levels. Airborne asbestos concentrations were determined before and during carpet cleaning. Overall, airborne asbestos concentrations were two to four times greater during the carpet-cleaning activity. The level of asbestos contamination and the type of cleaning method had no statistically significant effect on the relative increase of airborne asbestos concentrations during carpet cleaning.

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH (USA). Risk Reduction Engineering Lab.
OSTI Identifier:
5520338
Report Number(s):
PB-89-221246/XAB; EPA-600/D-89/055
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; ASBESTOS; FIBERS; AIR POLLUTION MONITORING; TEXTILES; CLEANING; DISTRIBUTION; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PARTICLE SIZE; PERFORMANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SIZE; 500200* - Environment, Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (-1989)

Citation Formats

Kominsky, J R, Freybery, R W, Cain, W C, Wilmoth, R C, and Powers, T J. Asbestos-fiber reentrainment during vacuuming and wet cleaning of carpet at a captive research site. United States: N. p., 1989. Web.
Kominsky, J R, Freybery, R W, Cain, W C, Wilmoth, R C, & Powers, T J. Asbestos-fiber reentrainment during vacuuming and wet cleaning of carpet at a captive research site. United States.
Kominsky, J R, Freybery, R W, Cain, W C, Wilmoth, R C, and Powers, T J. 1989. "Asbestos-fiber reentrainment during vacuuming and wet cleaning of carpet at a captive research site". United States.
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title = {Asbestos-fiber reentrainment during vacuuming and wet cleaning of carpet at a captive research site},
author = {Kominsky, J R and Freybery, R W and Cain, W C and Wilmoth, R C and Powers, T J},
abstractNote = {A study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of alternative carpet-cleaning techniques and to evaluate the potential for asbestos-fiber reentrainment during cleaning of carpet contaminated with asbestos. The equipment was evaluated at two carpet contamination levels. Airborne asbestos concentrations were determined before and during carpet cleaning. Overall, airborne asbestos concentrations were two to four times greater during the carpet-cleaning activity. The level of asbestos contamination and the type of cleaning method had no statistically significant effect on the relative increase of airborne asbestos concentrations during carpet cleaning.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5520338}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Mar 31 00:00:00 EST 1989},
month = {Fri Mar 31 00:00:00 EST 1989}
}

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