3 results for “General Electric”
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Medical study · Medical research · 2014
Evaluation of take-home exposure and risk associated with the handling of clothing contaminated with chrysotile asbestos
…weekly). These averages assumed zero asbestos outside the 30 to 45 minutes of each activity. PCM, a general fiber count, read 2 to 50 times higher than TEM, which the authors attributed largely to clothing fibers…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2008
Naturally occurring asbestos: a recurring public policy challenge
…and approximately 40% were magnesiohornblende, a non-regulated mineral. An EPA Inspector General report said cleanup in Libby, Montana could not be verified as effective after more than $100 million spent. Dust controls in Fairfax County…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2008
Airborne asbestos in buildings
…microscopy. The buildings that were surveyed were the subject of litigation related to suits alleging the general building occupants were exposed to a potential health hazard as a result the presence of asbestos-containing materials (ACM)…