Monitoring of airborne asbestos fibers in an urban ambient air of Mashhad City, Iran: levels, spatial distribution and seasonal variations

Moteallemi, Asiyeh; Minaei, Masoud; Tahmasbizadeh, Masoumeh; Fadaei, Saeid; Masroor, Kazhal; Fanaei, Farzad

doi:10.1007/s40201-020-00541-5

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“…In this study, fiber concentrations in outdoor air were measured as minimum 0.0066 PCM fibers/cm 3 and maximum 0.0242 PCM fibers/cm 3 in the environment surrounded by buildings where ACMs were detected. It is determined that the reference value of standard asbestos concentration has differences (Moteallemi et al 2020 ). The outdoor air is equal to 0.00005 PCM fibers/cm 3 (0.0022 SEM fibers/cm 3 ) according to the World Health Organization (Khadem et al 2018 ).…”

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Measurement and removal of asbestos in residential dwellings to be demolished—urban transformation experience in Izmir, Turkey

Tetik,

Zümrüt,

Çamurcu

et al. 2024

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Asbestos has been used extensively in the construction industry for its superior insulation properties before its health hazards were discovered and its use eventually banned. It is likely that many residential buildings built before the 2000s in Turkey contain asbestos. Therefore, it is important to raise awareness of the potential danger of asbestos exposure during demolition work and to identify asbestos-containing materials and ensure their safe removal and disposal. This study is executed to determine the residential dwellings containing asbestos in Izmir, Turkey. The research included field studies to determine asbestos presence in the buildings that were damaged during the 2020 earthquake. Air measurements and bulk samples were taken from 50 buildings that would go through the demolition process. Eleven buildings were found to contain asbestos which corresponds to 22%. The detected asbestos type was 60% chrysotile (white asbestos). Results could be helpful for future demolition work, which are conducted in the same region that includes buildings with similar properties. Also, it is expected that the database created for this study could be useful in other studies in Turkey, where accurate statistical data related with asbestos measurements is essentially non-existent.

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Measurement and removal of asbestos in residential dwellings to be demolished—urban transformation experience in Izmir, Turkey

Tetik,

Zümrüt,

Çamurcu

et al. 2024

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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“…In this study, ber concentrations in air were measured minimum 0.0066 bers/cm 3 and maximum 0.0242 bers/cm 3 in buildings that ACMs were detected. It is determined that the reference value of standard asbestos concentration has differences (Moteallemi et al, 2020). The ambient air is equal to 0.00005 PCM bers/cm 3 according to the World Health Organization (Khadem et al, 2018).…”

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Measurement and Removal of Asbestos in Residential Dwellings to be Demolished - Urban Transformation Experience in Izmir-Turkey

Tetik,

Bayram-Zumrut,

Camurcu

et al. 2023

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Asbestos has been used extensively in the construction industry for its superior insulation properties before its health hazards were discovered and eventually getting banned. It would not be wrong to assume all residential buildings built before the 2000s in Turkey contain asbestos. Therefore, it is important to raise awareness of the potential danger of asbestos exposure during demolition work and to identify asbestos-containing materials and ensure their safe removal and disposal. This study summarizes the efforts being made in the “Asbestos Free Demolition” EU project, which is executed to determine the residential dwellings containing asbestos in Izmir. The project included field study to determine asbestos presence in the buildings that were damaged during the 2020 earthquake. 505 bulk samples were taken from 50 buildings that would go through the demolition process. 11 buildings were found to contain asbestos. This rate corresponds to 22%. In addition to asbestos removal processes in these buildings containing asbestos, air measurements were taken from each building. The detected asbestos type was 60% chrysotile (white asbestos). The concentration of asbestos in the air is ignorable also personal exposure did not exceed the permissible exposure limit (PEL) for 0.1 fiber/cm3. Results demonstrate the findings of asbestos-containing materials and suggestions before demolition work. Also, it is expected that the database created for this study could be useful in other studies involving Turkey, where accurate statistical data related with asbestos measurements is still difficult to obtain.

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“…Asbestos (gr. ἄσβεστος -non-combustible) is the universal name for all asbestos minerals, and represents an integral part of the natural surroundings in the soil, rock masses and sediments [22], and it belongs to a group of silicate minerals with fibrous and crystal structure in the form of long, thin, and flexible fibers, resistant to traction and almost chemically inert [23][24][25][26][27][28][29]. Ever since the Stone age, humans have been using asbestos minerals [30] in small quantities and intermittently for thousands of years.…”

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“…By the time the industrial usage of asbestos reached its peak, there had been more than 3000 different kinds of products [35,36], even though most of these products are not produced today [37]. Asbestos is the term applied to certain fibrous minerals, and it appears in two forms naturally -serpentine and amphibole [23,[28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39]. Chrysotile belongs to the serpentine family, whereas other forms of asbestos belong to a subgroup of the amphibole family [40,41].…”

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Pollution Distribution from Korlaće Mine Pit into the Environment

Tomovic¹,

Dervišević²,

Manojlović³

et al. 2022

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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This paper presents the use of a software application for protection of the environment through modelling and simulation of air and soil pollution at the industrial waste deposit of Korlaće, Serbia, asbestos mine pit. In cases of abandoned mines, with a proper surveillance not being possible, a modelling-based pollution assessment is of utmost importance in implementation of measures for reduction and mitigation of the impact of dangerous waste deposits. For that purpose, a simulation of various climatic conditions typical of this region has been conducted -humidity 20%, air speed 2-7 m/s, and temperature range of -10 to 36ºC. Because of the minor probability for greater air speed in this area they have not been examined. The calculation has been done by means of SCREENVIEW software, and the obtained results have been compared with the investigation results of the samples taken from the site. The calculated results have shown a nice agreement with the experimental values, which demonstrates the applicability of the software application.

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Monitoring of airborne asbestos fibers in an urban ambient air of Mashhad City, Iran: levels, spatial distribution and seasonal variations

Cited by 11 publications

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Measurement and removal of asbestos in residential dwellings to be demolished—urban transformation experience in Izmir, Turkey

Measurement and removal of asbestos in residential dwellings to be demolished—urban transformation experience in Izmir, Turkey

Measurement and Removal of Asbestos in Residential Dwellings to be Demolished - Urban Transformation Experience in Izmir-Turkey

Pollution Distribution from Korlaće Mine Pit into the Environment

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