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Main Title Asbestos-containing materials in school buildings : bulk sample analysis quality assurance program : bulk sample rounds 9, 10, 11, and blind round II /
Author Pasquini, D. A. ; Parris, M. L. ; Laird, L. T.
Other Authors
Author Title of a Work
Parris, M. L.
Laird, L. T.
CORP Author Research Triangle Inst., Research Triangle Park, NC.;Environmental Monitoring Systems Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC.
Publisher Quality Assurance Division, Environmental Monitoring System Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ; Exposure Evaluation Division, Office of Toxic Substances, Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Year Published 1985
Report Number EPA/600/4-85/047; EPA-68-02-3767; PB85246999
Stock Number PB85-246999
OCLC Number 12826849
Subjects School buildings--United States--Safety measures ; Asbestos in building--United States ; Building materials--United States--Safety measures ; Building materials--Safety measures ; School buildings--Safety measures
Additional Subjects School buildings ; Asbestos ; Bulk sampling ; Insulation ; Analysis ; Quality assurance ; Microscopy ; Light(Visible radiation) ; Polarized electromagnetic radiation ; Substitutes ; Identifying ; Air pollution ; Performance evaluation ; Tables(Data) ; Cellulose ; Indoor air pollution
Internet Access
Description Access URL
https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi?Dockey=2000AUIV.PDF
Holdings
Library Call Number Additional Info Location Last
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EHAM  EPA/600/4-85/047 Region 1 Library/Boston,MA 05/25/2016
EJBD  EPA/600/4-85/047 Headquarters Library/Washington,DC 02/28/2007
EKBD  EPA-600/4-85-047 Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC 02/07/2011
EKCD  EPA-600/4-85-047 CEMM/GEMMD Library/Gulf Breeze,FL 07/25/2018
ELBD ARCHIVE EPA 600-4-85-047 Received from HQ AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 10/04/2023
ERAD  EPA 600/4-85-047 Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA 10/29/2012
ESAD  EPA 600-4-85-047 Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA 03/23/2010
NTIS  PB85-246999 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation 1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations, forms, 1 map ; 28 cm
Abstract
The report presents the results of laboratories participating in the nineth, tenth, eleventh and second blind round(s) of the bulk sample analysis quality assurance program sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Two hundred fifty-four, 320, 318, and 50 laboratories which analyze bulk samples for determination of asbestos content by polarized light microscopy participated in these rounds, respectively. Laboratories received bulk samples of asbestos, asbestos substitutes or other bulk insulation materials. Three aspects of analytical results are considered: classification of a sample as either asbestos (positive) or nonasbestos (negative); identification of the specific type of asbestos present; and quantitation of the relative amount of major constituents present. A performance rating was made for each laboratory, based only on the ability to correctly classify samples. Reductions of all correct (4/4 or 3/3) scores were made only for the reporting of false positives and false negatives. Laboratories participating in rounds 9, 10, 11 and the second blind round correctly classified 92.1%, 97.2%, 94.9% and 97.9% of the samples, respectively, as an asbestos or nonasbestos containing material as described in the Federal Register, Vol. 47, No. 103, Thursday, May 27, 1982.
Notes
Distributed to depository libraries in microfiche. "July 1985." "EPA/600/4-85/047." "Contract no. 68-02-3767."