Air pollution during asbestos removal

• Autorzy: Sekol G. , Muszynska-Graca M.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Fibrous asbestos, including chrysotile, amosite, and crocidolite, is a dangerous health hazard, but valuable for technical applications. The goal of workplace air monitoring, performed in the period 2000-2005, was to establish the differences in exposure to asbestos of construction workers. We demonstrated that the geometric mean of respirable fibres concentration at blocks of flats was 3-fold higher (p<0.01) than that at cooling towers (0.14 f./cm³ and 0.05 f./cm³, respectively). However, for total dust concentration the relationship was reversed. The geometric mean of the total dust concentration during work at a block of flats (1.9 mg/m³) compared with one during the removal of cooling towers (5.9 mg/m³) was significantly lower (p<0.01). The applicable hygiene standards for exposure to asbestos were exceeded in 93.0% (buildings) and 93.3% (cooling towers) results of measurements.

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Environmental Studies
• Rocznik: 2019
• Tom: 28
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.1007-1011,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Sekol G.

• Department of Biohazards and Immunoallergology, Institute of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, Sosnowiec, Poland

autor

Muszynska-Graca M.

• Department of Environmental Health and Epidemiology, Institute of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, Sosnowiec, Poland

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Identyfikatory

DOI

10.15244/pjoes/81616