Air Monitoring
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What is the PEL for asbestos?
This Regulation was enacted on January 1986.
What is ADEQ reg 21?
10 to 40 years
What is the latency period of asbestos related diseases?
Regulation that pertains to schools.
what is the AHERA Regulation?
This filter has an efficiency of 99.97%
What is a HEPA filter?
A short 30 minute personal air sample.
What is a STEL?
Any amount of asbestos material @ or greater than 160 sq ft/ 260 lin ft.
What is the threshold quantity for a notice of intent?
This disease is characterized by fibrotic scarring of the lungs.
What is asbestosis?
The most accurate analytical method to determine the presence of asbestos.
What is TEM ?
This substance opens water molecules for easier penetration into the material.
What is a surfactant?
Length to width 3 to 1 ratio and 5 microns or greater in length
What is the definition of a fiber?
This is a demolition required by a Governmental agency.
What is an ordered Demolition?
These are the cells that cause the resulting scars in the lungs.
What are macrophages or immune cells?
Roof, exterior siding, window walls, eaves, soffits,
What areas are not required to be sampled during an AHERA Inspection.
This test is required yearly for persons who wear a respirator.
What is a fit test?
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What is the OSHA clearance level?
The disturbance of a load bearing or structural member.
What is the definition of demolition?
She was the first person whose cause of death was listed as asbestos poisoning.
Who was Nellie Kershaw?
An annual notice placed into the newspaper or handbook or other notification means.
What is required by AHERA for parental notification?
Removing a small amount of material using a self-contained 6 mil poly device to prevent asbestos contamination.
What is the glove bag method?
Samples taken prior to abatement.
What are background or baseline samples?
Any material which is NOT, brick, block, glass, metal, wood, fiberglass, rubber, foam glass, or etc
What is a Suspect Material?
This activity increases potential for disease by 50 times for people that are exposed to asbestos.
What is smoking?
The average of less than 70 structures per mm squared
What is the TEM clearance level?
These Asbestos materials are currently banned in the US.
What are surfacing and TSI?