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ID (ISN) del documento56530
Número CIS 91-1621
Año 1990
Número de serie DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No.90-119
Autor(es) Hollett B.A., Froehlich P.A., Caplan P.E., Cooper T.C., Shulman S.A.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Título An evaluation of glove bag containment in asbestos removal
Información bibliográfica National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA, 1990. xiii, 116p. Illus. 41 ref.
Resumen This report examines the effectiveness of the bag control method during the removal of asbestos-containing pipe lagging and evaluates different sampling and analysis methods for determining the level of asbestos contamination. Glossary. During asbestos removal operations in 4 public schools, personal exposures to airborne fibres were determined using phase contrast microscopy (PCM) methods. Aggressive and non-aggressive sampling techniques were used for collecting area samples and sample analysis was performed using both PCM and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Results indicated that the glove bags did not completely contain the asbestos and that the choice of sampling and analysis methods could have an effect on the perceived level of asbestos contamination. Glossary.
Descriptores (primarios) Estados Unidos; amianto; toma de muestras y análisis; valoración del riesgo; materiales de construcción
Descriptores (secundarios) muestreo individual; recuento de las fibras; microscopía de contraste de fase; informe; glosario; valoración de las medidas de prevención; microscopía electrónica por transmisión; toma de muestras del aire; valoración del método
Tipo de documento E - Libros, informes, actas
País / Estado o ProvinciaEstados Unidos
Tema(s) Sustancias tóxicas y peligrosas
Broad subject area(s) Riesgos químicos
Navegación por categoria(s) Asbestos
Risk evaluation