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Main Title Characterization and control of asbestos emissions from open sources /
Author Harwood, Colin F. ; Blaszak., Thomas P.
Other Authors
Author Title of a Work
Blaszak, Thomas P.
CORP Author IIT Research Inst., Chicago, Ill.;National Environmental Research Center, Research Triangle Park, N.C. Control Systems Lab.
Publisher U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Environmental Research Center, Control Systems Laboratory,
Year Published 1974
Report Number EPA/650-2-74-090; IITRI-C6290-11; EPA-68-02-1348; PB238925
Stock Number PB-238 925
OCLC Number 39128918
Subjects Asbestos dust--Environmental aspects ; Asbestos mines and mining--Environmental aspects ; Air--Pollution--Measurement
Additional Subjects Asbestos ; Air pollution ; Mining ; Solid waste disposal ; Industrial wastes ; Asbestosis ; Health ; Bibliographies ; Surveys ; Dust ; Site surveys ; Malignant neoplasms ; Fibers ; Field tests ; Asbestos deposits ; Sampling ; Air pollution control ; Air pollution sampling
Internet Access
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https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi?Dockey=P100C1VF.PDF
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EJBD  EPA 650-2-74-090 Headquarters Library/Washington,DC 12/27/2016
ELBD ARCHIVE EPA 650-2-74-090 Received from HQ AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 10/04/2023
ERAD  EPA 650/2-74/090 Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA 03/18/2013
ESAD  EPA 650-2-74-090 Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA 10/17/2003
NTIS  PB-238 925 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation viii, 196 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm
Abstract
The report reviews control technology applicable to asbestos emissions from open sources including asbestos mines, mills, and manufacturing waste piles. It combined a literature review with visits to asbestos mining and manufacturing operations, and considered climatology, location, and topography. The study, which included preliminary field sampling, produced a comprehensive bibliography on emissions control. The health effects of asbestos exposure were reviewed from two aspects: the significance of fiber size, and the effect of non-occupational exposure. Fiber size considered to be most harmful is still not established and, while non-occupational exposure probably does not lead to asbestosis, evidence relates it to increased incidence of cancer. Data analyses indicated that asbestos can be detected at considerable distances from a given source. It was concluded that, because of their proximity to populations, asbestos manufacturing waste piles are a threat to public health more serious than asbestos mining.
Notes
"EPA/650-2-74-090." "September 1974." EPA Contract No. 68-02-1348, ROAP no. 21AFA-004, program element no. 1AB015; EPA project officer: D.K. Oestreich. Selected bibliography and abstracts included as Appendix A. Includes bibliographical references (pages 118-122).