Emission of airborne fibers from mechanically impacted asbestos-cement sheets and concentration of fibrous aerosol in the home environment in Upper Silesia, Poland

Pastuszka, Józef S.

doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.06.045

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“…In this study, the concentration of airborne fiber ranged from 0.0022 ± 0.0002 to 0.0038 ± 0.0011 fibers/cc (Table 9). The ranges of airborne fiber in this study remained below the stipulated value for working environments and below (Pastuszka 2009), and far above the concentration recorded by in different buildings in the USA (range between 0.00004 and 0.00011 fibers/cc). Furthermore, the range of airborne fiber recorded in this study almost matched the concentration of asbestos (0.007 fibers/cc) recorded at a construction site by Reynolds et al (1994).…”

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confidence: 56%

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Composition of heavy metals and airborne fibers in the indoor environment of a building during renovation

Latif

Baharudin

Velayutham

et al. 2010

Environ Monit Assess

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The renovation of a building will certainly affect the quality of air in the vicinity of where associated activities were undertaken, this includes the quality of air inside the building. Indoor air pollutants such as particulate matter, heavy metals, and fine fibers are likely to be emitted during renovation work. This study was conducted to determine the concentration of heavy metals, asbestos and suspended particulates in the Biology Building, at the Universiti Kebangsaan, Malaysia (UKM). Renovation activities were carried out widely in the laboratories which were located in this building. A low-volume sampler was used to collect suspended particulate matter of a diameter size less than 10 μm (PM₁₀) and an air sampling pump, fitted with a cellulose ester membrane filter, were used for asbestos sampling. Dust was collected using a small brush and scope. The concentration of heavy metals was determined through the use of inductively coupled plasma-mass spectroscopy and the fibers were counted through a phase contrast microscope. The concentrations of PM₁₀ recorded in the building during renovation action (ranging from 166 to 542 μg m⁻³) were higher than the value set by the Department of Safety and Health for respirable dust (150 μg m⁻³). Additionally, they were higher than the value of PM₁₀ recorded in indoor environments from other studies. The composition of heavy metals in PM₁₀ and indoor dust were found to be dominated by Zn and results also showed that the concentration of heavy metals in indoor dust and PM₁₀ in this study was higher than levels recorded in other similar studies. The asbestos concentration was 0.0038 ± 0.0011 fibers/cc. This was lower than the value set by the Malaysian Department of Occupational, Safety and Health (DOSH) regulations of 0.1 fibers/cc, but higher than the background value usually recorded in indoor environments. This study strongly suggests that renovation issues need to be considered seriously by relevant stakeholders within the university in order to ensure that the associated risks toward humans and indoor environment are eliminated, or where this is not feasible, minimized as far as possible.

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“…The determination of airborne fiber on the membrane filter was undertaken through the use of a microscope with a phase contrast (NIOSH 7400). Phase contrast microscopy accurately assessed the level of exposure for fibers 5 μm in length and >0.25 μm in diameter (Pastuszka 2009(Pastuszka , 2010.…”

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Composition of heavy metals and airborne fibers in the indoor environment of a building during renovation

Latif

Baharudin

Velayutham

et al. 2010

Environ Monit Assess

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“…수의 석면시멘트 폐자재를 발생시키고 있다 (Harding et al, 2009 (Spurny, 1989;Ansari et al, 2007;Campopiano et al, 2009;Kakooei et al, 2009;Krakowiak et al, 2009;Pastuszka, 2009), 다양한 기계적 작업 중에 발 생되는 석면섬유 방출에 관한 연구도 진행되었다 (Preat, 1993;Pastuszka, 2009). 우리나라의 경우에는 2000년도 이후에 비산석면 농도 방출에 대한 연구가 있었으며 (Choi et al, 2002;Kim et al, 2009;Kim et al, 2010), 최근에는 토양 중 비산석면 특성에 관한 연구가 진행되었다 (Kwon et al, 2014) …”

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Characteristics of Generated Fibrous/Particulate Matters from Asbestos-Containing Building Materials(ACBMs)

Choi¹,

Jang²,

Park³

et al. 2015

Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Hyg

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“…Many studies have been conducted to investigate concentrations and morphology of airborne asbestos fibers in asbestos-containing work places (e.g., Anastasiadou and Gidarakos, 2007;Ansari et al, 2007;Pastuszka, 2009;Kakooei and Marioryad, 2010;Panahi et al, 2011). The results indicated that, generally, the concentrations of asbestos were considerably higher in work places than the permissible asbestos exposure limit in Europe (0.1 fibers/mL) and USA (0.1 fibers/mL) (Directive 83/477/EC, 1983;OSHA, 1998).…”

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Airborne Crocidolite Asbestos Fibers in Indoor and Outdoor Air in a Rural Area, China

Wei

Yang

Zhang

et al. 2012

Aerosol Air Qual. Res.

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Forty-eight air samples were collected in a rural area of China. The concentrations of asbestos fibers in the samples were determined by phase contrast microscopy and scanning electron microscopy in combination with energy-dispersion X-ray analysis. The mean concentrations of asbestos fibers in indoor and outdoor air samples were 0.0038 and 0.0037 f/mL, respectively. The fiber concentration was higher in areas in which outcrop crocidolite asbestos is present in the soil than in areas lacking this feature. Airborne asbestos fibers in the study area might be attributable to the weathering of natural outcrop crocidolite asbestos and the impact of human activities on crocidolite asbestos-containing soils. About 50% of the total asbestos fibers in both indoor and outdoor air samples were ≥ 5 to ≤ 10 µm long. Scanning electron microscopy showed that the crocidolite asbestos fibers were mostly thinner than 0.25 μm. At present, asbestos-containing soils are rarely used to produce asbestos stoves, pave roads, construct houses, or paint walls. However, asbestos fibers are continuously released into the air from these soils, due to natural weathering and human activities, and local residents are thus exposed to asbestos fibers throughout their lifetimes, and thus their health might be adversely affected by long-term inhalation of the fibers.

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Emission of airborne fibers from mechanically impacted asbestos-cement sheets and concentration of fibrous aerosol in the home environment in Upper Silesia, Poland

Cited by 28 publications

References 22 publications

Composition of heavy metals and airborne fibers in the indoor environment of a building during renovation

Composition of heavy metals and airborne fibers in the indoor environment of a building during renovation

Characteristics of Generated Fibrous/Particulate Matters from Asbestos-Containing Building Materials(ACBMs)

Airborne Crocidolite Asbestos Fibers in Indoor and Outdoor Air in a Rural Area, China

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