| Document ID (ISN) | 73192 |
| CIS number |
99-1271 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0944-8780 - Tiefbau |
| Year |
1998 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Feige-Munzig A. |
| Title |
Equipping earthmoving machines with ventilation systems for work in municipal waste landfills |
| Original title |
Ausrüstung von Erdbaumaschinen mit Anlagen zur Atemluftversorgung bei Bauarbeiten auf Hausmülldeponien [in German] |
| Bibliographic information |
Feb. 1998, Vol.110, No.2, p.79-83. Illus. 5 ref. |
| Abstract |
A procedure is described for the selection of air purifying equipment which needs to be installed in cabins of earthmoving machinery used in waste landfills. The procedure is based on analyses which are carried out to determine type and quantity of hazardous substances present in the landfills. The properties of the identified substances and the hazards they pose are listed. The substances on the list which are most harmful to human health are selected and the quantities to which the drivers of earthmoving equipment are exposed are determined. If only dust- or particle-bound substances are present dust filters need to be installed in the ventilation system for the driver's cabin. If gases and vapours containing carcinogenic or mutagenic substances are encountered a pressurized enclosure is needed. Topics: air purification; civil engineering; drivers cabs; dust collectors; earthmoving equipment; excavators; garbage; harmful substances; hazard evaluation; ventilation systems; volatile substances. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
excavators; drivers cabs; earthmoving equipment; ventilation systems; garbage |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
air purification; harmful substances; civil engineering; dust collectors; hazard evaluation; volatile substances |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Germany |
| Subject(s) |
Environmental pollution
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Ventilation
Road transportation
|
