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A technical paper by an Ontario Department of Health dust control specialist on sampling and measuring fibrous (mainly asbestos) dust. It reviews konimeters, impingers, thermal precipitators and the membrane filter fibre-count method, and discusses threshold limit values. It also covers dust control methods: substitution, segregation, dust suppression, personal protection, housekeeping and medical supervision. It ends with a reference list. unreviewed
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- Author
- Gyan S. Rajhans (Dust Control Specialist, Occupational Health Service, Environmental Health Branch, Ontario Department of Health, Toronto)
- Published by
- Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (paper presented at its 72nd Annual General Meeting); author with the Ontario Department of Health
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-1435
- Date
- August 1970
- Number
- Bates A20627
- Rights
- A published article used as a document in asbestos litigation. Its copyright is not ours, so we describe it and link to it rather than host it.
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Gyan S. Rajhans. "Fibrous Dust — Its Measurement and Control." 1970.
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- Ontario Department of Health (named)
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Pages on our site about what this document covers: Dust Control · Threshold Limit Value (TLV).
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This is document UC-1435 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 11 pages. Production numbers A20627.
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Gyan S. Rajhans (Dust Control Specialist, Occupational Health Service, Environmental Health Branch, Ontario Department of Health, Toronto). “Gyan S. Rajhans, 'Fibrous Dust — Its Measurement and Control' (Dust Control in Mines and Industry, 1970).” August 1970. Union Carbide documents, UC-1435, Bates A20627. Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (paper presented at its 72nd Annual General Meeting); author with the Ontario Department of Health. AsbestosClaims.Law Library. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/union-carbide-exhibits/uc-1435.
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