asbestos fibre Articles
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Asbestos contaminated soil removal - Glasgow
Asbestos Contaminated Soil Remediation Client: Hawkshead Properties Ltd Challenge: Removal of asbestos contaminated demolition material adjacent to residential housing and canal. Monitor air borne dust particulates and swab cleaned surfaces to validate target levels. Backfill excavations and make safes vertical drops. Applied technology: Excavation and removal of material to a licensed ...
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Why is Asbestos Removal Important for business?
As a popular building material in the 1970s, the dangers of asbestos were not fully realised until much later, meaning that professional asbestos removal is now needed on many properties. Found to be a carcinogen, this material was most commonly used in duct, loft and pipe insulation and floor tiles. Many businesses are now looking to make sure that any asbestos they have is removed, but it can ...
By Flame UK
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Fawley Power Station– Case Study
Project Highlights Asbestos air monitoring associated with asbestos removal and remediation was undertaken on the Fawley Power Station site on a daily basis for a duration of four years on behalf of CAPE Plc. Demolition asbestos survey have also been undertaken of all buildings due to demolished as a consequence of the closure of the plant and the proposed decommissioning and demolition. The ...
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Asbestos monitoring – what monitor should I be using?
Asbestos is the name given to a group of minerals that occur naturally as masses of strong, flexible fibres that can be separated into thin threads and woven. These fibres are not affected by heat and do not conduct electricity. Asbestos is chemically, relatively stable. For these reasons, asbestos has been widely used in many industries. These four types are classified as follows: ...
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Water aggressiveness and hydrodynamic effects on the fibres release in asbestos-cement pipes for public water supply
SEM and TEM analyses of drinking water samples, collected during three years (1988, 1989 and 1990) from some Asbestos-Cement (A/C) distribution systems in Veneto Region (Italy), have shown that the release of fibres, with length greater than 10 μm, is, on average, quite low. Moreover, the asbestos concentration is not strictly dependent on Aggressiveness Index (A.I.) in the range ...
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5 Pieces of equipment needed for the pipe bursting process
Sewer pipe bursting looks a little bit like magic if you compare it to the traditional methods of sewer replacement. With the use of underground construction equipment, including directional boring equipment, sewer technicians are able to pull a new pipe through the old pipe without digging a hole into the top surface of the ground. The sewer pipe bursting method is the perfect pipe replacement ...
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