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Measurement of Aerosolization of Asbestos from Soil Using the Releasable Asbestos Field Sampler (RAFS)
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KONZ, J., J. R. Kominsky, J. W. Thornburg, A. Dart, AND W. M. BARRETT. Measurement of Aerosolization of Asbestos from Soil Using the Releasable Asbestos Field Sampler (RAFS). Presented at The 25th International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management, Philadelphia, PA, March 14 - 17, 2010.
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To inform the public.
Description:
Releasable Asbestos Field Sampler (RAFS) was designed to provide an alternative to activity-based sampling (ABS) for determining likely asbestos exposure resulting from activities at site with low contaminant levels. This paper presents a description of the RAFS device and a comparison of asbestos levels generated by the RAFS with ABS under varying conditions of different activities, soil/environmental conditions, and geographical locations. RAFS generated asbestos levels were highly correlated with ABS results, but tended to be several orders of magnitude higher than the ABS levels under the same conditions. This correlation is due to the RAFS providing direct measurement of asbestos emission from the soil without consideration of meteorology and personal activity on the asbestos transport to the breathing zone. RAFS is an economical and reliable alternative to ABS to obtain personal breathing zone sampling levels data for asbestos from soil.
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