Characterization of Asbestos Construction Products at Naval Shore Facilities.

Abstract

The potential health hazards to personnel from exposure to airborne asbestos fiber and the wide variety of asbestos-containing products used at Navy facilities prompted the Naval Facilities Engineering Command to task the Civil Engineering Laboratory to develop an inventory of and to characterize asbestos-containing construction materials. Two categories of asbestos-containing construction materials have been identified as potential asbestos fiber releasing threats: friable insulating products and woven products and nonfriable matrix-bonded composite products. This document takes a general and overall look at asbestos-related health concerns, asbestos fiber characteristics and applications, bulk material/analysis, suitable substitutes, and regulations applicable to asbestos exposure. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA093093

Entities

People

  • E. E. Lory

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Asbestos
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Composite Materials
  • Construction
  • Construction Materials
  • Engineering
  • Inosilicates
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Mineral Fibers
  • Naval Shore Facilities
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Textiles
  • Thermal Insulation
  • X-Ray Diffraction

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  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics