Observations on studies useful to asbestos operations and management activities

Technical Report · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:5913556

Wilmoth, R C; Powers, T J; Millette, J R

Asbestos-containing materials found in buildings may release asbestos fibers into the air. Some of these fibers will eventually settle and attach to room surfaces (walls, furnishings, equipment, floors, and carpet) as part of normal dust. Activities like dusting, sweeping and vacuuming are likely to re-entrain the dust causing exposure to airborne asbestos. The paper discusses data that are largely observational in nature, but are illustrative of general trends of interest to those individuals dealing with the day-to-day problems of asbestos in buildings.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH (United States)
• OSTI ID: 5913556
• Report Number(s): PB-92-136860/XAB
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Pub. in Microscope, v39 p299-313 1991. See also PB88-185640. Prepared in cooperation with Vander Wood and Associates, Inc., Norcross, GA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ASBESTOS
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AIR POLLUTION
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CLEANING
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FLOORS
WALLS
CONTROL
POLLUTION
POLLUTION CONTROL
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