ASSESSMENT AND CONTROL OF CHRYSOTILE ASBESTOS EMISSIONS FROM UNPAVED ROADS
This document summarizes the findings of field surveys and a test program to assess chrysotile asbestos emissions generated by vehicular use of unpaved roads surfaced with crushed serpentinite rock. Included in this document are discussions of Federal asbestos regulations, sampling and analysis procedures, human health effects, and various emission control techniques. EPA believes that asbestos emissions which occur from unpaved roads and other dusty sources surfaced with serpentinite should be reduced to the greatest extent practical. Local, State, and Federal agencies responsible for road maintenance in the limited areas where asbestos emissions occur are in the best position to assess local conditions and implement the most appropriate control measures.
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Corporate Authors:
Midwest Research Institute
425 Volker Boulevard
Kansas City, MO United States 64110-2299Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
Research Triangle Park, NC United States 27709 -
Authors:
- Serra, R K
- Connor, MAJ
- Publication Date: 1981-5
Media Info
- Pagination: 105 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Air pollution; Air quality management; Analysis; Asbestos; Building materials; Environmental impacts; Field tests; Hazards; Health; Regulations; Roads; Sampling; Silicates; Unpaved roads
- Old TRIS Terms: Chrysotile; Serpentine; Serpentinite
- Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Highways; Law; Planning and Forecasting; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00346305
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
- Report/Paper Numbers: EPA-450/3-81-006 Final Rpt.
- Contract Numbers: EPA-68-02-3059
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jan 29 1982 12:00AM