ArticleThe Science of the total environment2020
Measurement of asbestos emissions associated with demolition of abandoned residential dwellings.
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- Mosses in Urban Environments as Passive Biofilters and Organisms Impacted by Asbestos-Contaminated Habitats.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Review
- Research on Environmental Risk Monitoring and Advance Warning Technologies of Power Transmission and Distribution Projects Construction Phase.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Measurement and removal of asbestos in residential dwellings to be demolished-urban transformation experience in Izmir, Turkey.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2024Article
- Optimizing the Mechanical Properties of Cement Composite Boards Reinforced with Cellulose Pulp and Bamboo Fibers for Building Applications in Low-Cost Housing Estates.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Measurements of airborne asbestos fibres during refurbishing.Annals of work exposures and health · 2023Article
- Current causes of mesothelioma: how has the asbestos ban changed the perspective?Biomedical papers of the Medical Faculty of the University Palacky, Olomouc, Czechoslovakia · 2023Review
- A critical review of asbestos concentrations in water and air, according to exposure sources.Heliyon · 2023Review
- Exposure to insulating materials and risk of coronary artery diseases: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- The natural reduction of threat in selected systems of old buildings containing asbestos.Scientific reports · 2022Article
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Abstract
Many cities are revitalizing their urban cores through the demolition of abandoned residential dwellings (ARDs). However, data regarding the emissions of asbestos during such an operation are sparse. We measured airborne asbestos emissions from emergency demolitions (demolitions on structures deemed too dangerous to enter and remove asbestos) of ARDs in Detroit. High-flow air sampling was conducted during ARD demolitions. Air samples were analyzed using Phased Contrast Microscopy (PCM), and a subset using Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM). One hundred and one air samples were collected on 25 emergency demolitions. Fifty-four of the 101 PCM samples (53%) exceeded the limit of detection (LOD). However, only 2 of 46 TEM samples (4%) exceeded the LOD for asbestos; these latter samples were from two different demolitions and each contained a single chrysotile asbestos fiber. Using conservative exposure assumptions and commonly-accepted risk estimation formulae, we estimated the lifetime risk of mesothelioma and lung cancer combined to be less than one case per one million people. Emissions of airborne asbestos during emergency (unabated) ARD demolition operations appear to be negligible. As a result, the associated health risk for asbestos-related disease is also negligible. Reconsideration of current regulatory mandates for asbestos abatement in ARDs may be warranted.
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