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Asbestos Exposure and Health Risk Assessment in Asbestos-Containing Buildings

석면함유 건축물의 석면 노출 및 위해성 평가

  • Jeong, Jae-Won (Busan Metropolitan City Institute of Health and Environment) ;
  • Kim, Kwang-Su (Busan Metropolitan City Institute of Health and Environment) ;
  • Cho, Sun-Ja (Department of Environmental Engineering, Pusan National University) ;
  • Lee, Sang-Joon (Department of Microbiology, Pusan National University)
  • 정재원 (부산광역시보건환경연구원) ;
  • 김광수 (부산광역시보건환경연구원) ;
  • 조순자 (부산대학교 환경공학과) ;
  • 이상준 (부산대학교 미생물학과)
  • Received : 2012.04.02
  • Accepted : 2012.08.31
  • Published : 2012.09.30
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Abstract

This study was performed to evaluate the asbestos exposure levels and to calculate excess lifetime cacer risks(ELCRs) in asbestos-containing buildings for maintenance and management. The range of airborne asbestos concentration of 33 buildings was 0.0018 ~ 0.0126 f/cc and one site exceeded indoor air-quality recommended limit 0.01 f/cc. And ELCRs based on US EPA IRIS(Integrated risk information system) model are 1.5E-06 ~ 3.9E-05 levels, and there was no site showed 1.0E-04 (one person per million) level or more, and 11 sites showed 1.0E-05 (one person per 100,000 people) level or more. To prevent the release of asbestos fibers, it needs operation and maintenance of asbestos-containing building materials, and there are some methods such as removal, repairment, enclosure and encapsulation. In conclusion, a risk-based air action level for asbestos in air is an appropriate metric for asbestos-containing building management.

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