Asbestos-fiber reentrainment during vacuuming and wet cleaning of carpet at a captive research site
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:5520338
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.
- Research Organization:
- Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH (USA). Risk Reduction Engineering Lab.
- OSTI ID:
- 5520338
- Report Number(s):
- PB-89-221246/XAB; EPA-600/D-89/055
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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