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dc.contributor | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering | - |
dc.contributor | Department of Building and Real Estate | - |
dc.contributor | Department of Applied Physics | - |
dc.creator | Fan, S | - |
dc.creator | Wong, YW | - |
dc.creator | Shen, L | - |
dc.creator | Lu, W | - |
dc.creator | Wang, T | - |
dc.creator | Yu, A | - |
dc.creator | Shen, Q | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-12-19T07:04:44Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2014-12-19T07:04:44Z | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0925-7535 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10397/7515 | - |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_US |
dc.rights | © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. | en_US |
dc.rights | NOTICE: 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.2012.01.001 | en_US |
dc.subject | Concrete drilling | en_US |
dc.subject | DustBubble | en_US |
dc.subject | Respirable dust | en_US |
dc.subject | Respirable silica dust | en_US |
dc.title | The effectiveness of DustBubbles on dust control in the process of concrete drilling | en_US |
dc.type | Journal/Magazine Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.spage | 1284 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 1289 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 50 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 5 | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.ssci.2012.01.001 | - |
dcterms.abstract | Construction 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.accessRights | open access | en_US |
dcterms.bibliographicCitation | Safety science, 2012, v. 50, no. 5, p. 1284-1289 | - |
dcterms.isPartOf | Safety science | - |
dcterms.issued | 2012 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000301887100015 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | 2-s2.0-84862818467 | - |
dc.identifier.rosgroupid | r58638 | - |
dc.description.ros | 2011-2012 > Academic research: refereed > Publication in refereed journal | - |
dc.description.oa | Accepted Manuscript | en_US |
dc.identifier.FolderNumber | OA_IR/PIRA | en_US |
dc.description.pubStatus | Published | en_US |
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