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Airborne Asbestos Concentrations Associated with Heavy Equipment Brake Removal
Abstract
Asbestos-containing brake linings were used in heavy-duty construction equipment such as tractors, backhoes, and bulldozers prior to the 1980s. While several published studies have evaluated exposures to mechanics during brake repair work, most have focused on automobiles and light trucks, not on heavy agricultural or construction vehicles. The purpose of this study is to characterize the airborne concentration of asbestos to workers and bystanders from brake wear debris during brake removal from 12 loader/backhoes and tractors manufactured between 1960 and 1980. Asbestos content in brake lining (average 20% chrysotile by polarized light microscopy) and brake wear debris [average 0.49% chrysotile by transmission electron microscopy (TEM)] was also quantified. Breathing zone samples on the lapel of mechanics (n = 44) and area samples at bystander (n = 34), remote (n = 22), and ambient (n = 12) locations were collected during 12 brake changes and analyzed using phase contrast microscopy (PCM) [National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) 7400] and TEM (NIOSH 7402). In addition, the fiber distribution by size and morphology was evaluated according to the International Organization for Standardization method for asbestos. Applying the ratio of asbestos fibers:total fibers (including non-asbestos) as determined by TEM to the PCM results, the average airborne chrysotile concentrations (PCM equivalent) were 0.024 f/cc for the mechanic and 0.009 f/cc for persons stan…
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“When 8 h TWAs are calculated for the four simulation studies that involve clothing manipulation or potential take-home exposure from friction products [89,90,92], the exposure levels reported are approximately two orders of magnitude lower than the 8-hour TWA for automobile mechanics (0.0001 f/cc vs. 0.04 f/cc).”
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“For mechanics performing brake repair on heavy equipment, equivalent 30 min mean values following clothes handling were 0.036 f/cc and 0.010 f/cc for primary workers and bystanders, respectively [90].”
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“For primary worker (n = 2): 0.036 f/cc”
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- The Annals of Occupational Hygiene
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- Oxford University Press (OUP)
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- 2009-08-19
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- 1475-3162
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- 68
- Language
- en
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