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Handling Asbestos–Cement Pipe: A New Approach
Author(s) -
Fullan Eric
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.5991/opf.2012.38.0038
Subject(s) - asbestos cement , asbestos , hazardous waste , forensic engineering , cement , population , state (computer science) , engineering , mythology , risk analysis (engineering) , business , waste management , environmental health , computer science , history , medicine , archaeology , metallurgy , materials science , algorithm , classics
The mere mention of asbestos can send fear through a population. Many of these fears stem from a misconception that anything made of asbestos is hazardous. This article discusses a program developed by an Oregon utility that dispelled those myths and provides a less cumbersome path to complying with the state's asbestos standard.