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dc.contributorDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering-
dc.contributorDepartment of Building and Real Estate-
dc.contributorDepartment of Applied Physics-
dc.creatorFan, S-
dc.creatorWong, YW-
dc.creatorShen, L-
dc.creatorLu, W-
dc.creatorWang, T-
dc.creatorYu, A-
dc.creatorShen, Q-
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-19T07:04:44Z-
dc.date.available2014-12-19T07:04:44Z-
dc.identifier.issn0925-7535-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10397/7515-
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.rights© 2012 Elsevier Ltd.en_US
dc.rightsNOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Safety Science. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Safety Science, vol. 50, no. 5, p. 1284-1289 (Jun 2012), DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2012.01.001en_US
dc.subjectConcrete drillingen_US
dc.subjectDustBubbleen_US
dc.subjectRespirable dusten_US
dc.subjectRespirable silica dusten_US
dc.titleThe effectiveness of DustBubbles on dust control in the process of concrete drillingen_US
dc.typeJournal/Magazine Articleen_US
dc.identifier.spage1284-
dc.identifier.epage1289-
dc.identifier.volume50-
dc.identifier.issue5-
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ssci.2012.01.001-
dcterms.abstractConstruction dust is one of the most concerned pollutants presenting risks to human health. Dust generated from concrete drilling, particularly true for silica dust, have an adverse effect on the health of workers. There is a long-term concern about the overexposure of construction workers to respirable crystalline silica. The high exposure to silica, even over a short period, can lead to silicosis. In order to control the dust generated during the process of concrete drilling, a local Hong Kong contractor has implemented DustBubble during the concrete drilling works. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of this new dust control measure, an experimental study has been designed and conducted. The respirable dust and silica dust concentrations of the following two situations were compared: workers drilling concrete with and without the use of DustBubble. Personal respirable samples were collected and analysed based on NIOSH 0600 and 7500 methods. The results revealed that DustBubble could significantly reduce the respirable dust exposure by 63%. However, there was no evidence that the use of DustBubble could reduce the respirable quartz exposure.-
dcterms.accessRightsopen accessen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationSafety science, 2012, v. 50, no. 5, p. 1284-1289-
dcterms.isPartOfSafety science-
dcterms.issued2012-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000301887100015-
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84862818467-
dc.identifier.rosgroupidr58638-
dc.description.ros2011-2012 > Academic research: refereed > Publication in refereed journal-
dc.description.oaAccepted Manuscripten_US
dc.identifier.FolderNumberOA_IR/PIRAen_US
dc.description.pubStatusPublisheden_US
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