Letter to the editor on "analysis of PCM asbestos air monitoring results for a major abatement project.

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• Personal Author:
  Froehlich, Phillip A.
• Description:
  A comment on the article "Analysis of PCM Asbestos Air Monitoring Results for a Major Abatement Project" by Perkins, et. al. (Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 1992) was presented. In the response to the Perkins report, the author discusses a similar NIOSH study on worker asbestos (1332214) exposure which occurred during abatement activities despite the use of glove bags. In the NIOSH study, asbestos fiber concentrations increased after abatement in five of eight rooms studied and the average fiber concentration in the breathing zone of workers was 0.35 fibers per cubic centimeter. The conclusions and recommendations of the NIOSH study were examined and determined to be in agreement with the ones reached by Perkins. The author recommends the publication of other studies of occupational asbestos exposure involving the use of glove bags. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Asbestos Environmental Monitoring Inorganic Chemicals Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Air-quality-monitoring Asbestos-fibers Asbestos-removal Asbestos-workers Equipment-reliability NIOSH-Author Occupational-exposure
• ISSN:
  1047-322X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  288-289
• Volume:
  7
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00206951
• Citation:
  Appl Occup Environ Hyg 1992 May; 7(5):288-289
• CAS Registry Number:
  Asbestos (CAS RN 1332-21-4)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1992
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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