IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/wly/riskan/v34y2014i8p1448-1468.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Evaluation of Take‐Home Exposure and Risk Associated with the Handling of Clothing Contaminated with Chrysotile Asbestos

Author

Listed:
  • J. Sahmel
  • C. A. Barlow
  • B. Simmons
  • S. H. Gaffney
  • H. J. Avens
  • A. K. Madl
  • J. Henshaw
  • R. J. Lee
  • D. Van Orden
  • M. Sanchez
  • M. Zock
  • D. J. Paustenbach

Abstract

The potential for para‐occupational (or take‐home) exposures from contaminated clothing has been recognized for the past 60 years. To better characterize the take‐home asbestos exposure pathway, a study was performed to measure the relationship between airborne chrysotile concentrations in the workplace, the contamination of work clothing, and take‐home exposures and risks. The study included air sampling during two activities: (1) contamination of work clothing by airborne chrysotile (i.e., loading the clothing), and (2) handling and shaking out of the clothes. The clothes were contaminated at three different target airborne chrysotile concentrations (0–0.1 fibers per cubic centimeter [f/cc], 1–2 f/cc, and 2–4 f/cc; two events each for 31–43 minutes; six events total). Arithmetic mean concentrations for the three target loading levels were 0.01 f/cc, 1.65 f/cc, and 2.84 f/cc (National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety [NIOSH] 7402). Following the loading events, six matched 30‐minute clothes‐handling and shake‐out events were conducted, each including 15 minutes of active handling (15‐minute means; 0.014–0.097 f/cc) and 15 additional minutes of no handling (30‐minute means; 0.006–0.063 f/cc). Percentages of personal clothes‐handling TWAs relative to clothes‐loading TWAs were calculated for event pairs to characterize exposure potential during daily versus weekly clothes‐handling activity. Airborne concentrations for the clothes handler were 0.2–1.4% (eight‐hour TWA or daily ratio) and 0.03–0.27% (40‐hour TWA or weekly ratio) of loading TWAs. Cumulative chrysotile doses for clothes handling at airborne concentrations tested were estimated to be consistent with lifetime cumulative chrysotile doses associated with ambient air exposure (range for take‐home or ambient doses: 0.00044–0.105 f/cc year).

Suggested Citation

  • J. Sahmel & C. A. Barlow & B. Simmons & S. H. Gaffney & H. J. Avens & A. K. Madl & J. Henshaw & R. J. Lee & D. Van Orden & M. Sanchez & M. Zock & D. J. Paustenbach, 2014. "Evaluation of Take‐Home Exposure and Risk Associated with the Handling of Clothing Contaminated with Chrysotile Asbestos," Risk Analysis, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 34(8), pages 1448-1468, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:riskan:v:34:y:2014:i:8:p:1448-1468
    DOI: 10.1111/risa.12174
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/risa.12174
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1111/risa.12174?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Kilburn, K.H. & Lilis, R. & Anderson, H.A. & Boylen, C.T. & Einstein, H.E. & Johnson, S.J. & Warshaw, R., 1985. "Asbestos disease in family contacts of shipyard workers," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 75(6), pages 615-617.
    2. D. Wayne Berman, 2011. "Apples to Apples: The Origin and Magnitude of Differences in Asbestos Cancer Risk Estimates Derived Using Varying Protocols," Risk Analysis, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 31(8), pages 1308-1326, August.
    3. Bertram Price & Adam Ware, 2005. "Mesothelioma: Risk Apportionment Among Asbestos Exposure Sources," Risk Analysis, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 25(4), pages 937-943, August.
    4. Patrick A. Hessel & M. Jane Teta & Michael Goodman & Edmund Lau, 2004. "Mesothelioma Among Brake Mechanics: An Expanded Analysis of a Case‐Control Study," Risk Analysis, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 24(3), pages 547-552, June.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Emily Goswami & Valerie Craven & David L. Dahlstrom & Dominik Alexander & Fionna Mowat, 2013. "Domestic Asbestos Exposure: A Review of Epidemiologic and Exposure Data," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 10(11), pages 1-42, October.
    2. Amanda M. Burns & Christy A. Barlow & Amber M. Banducci & Kenneth M. Unice & Jennifer Sahmel, 2019. "Potential Airborne Asbestos Exposure and Risk Associated with the Historical Use of Cosmetic Talcum Powder Products," Risk Analysis, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 39(10), pages 2272-2294, October.
    3. Meghan E. Glynn & Kara A. Keeton & Shannon H. Gaffney & Jennifer Sahmel, 2018. "Ambient Asbestos Fiber Concentrations and Long‐Term Trends in Pleural Mesothelioma Incidence between Urban and Rural Areas in the United States (1973–2012)," Risk Analysis, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 38(3), pages 454-471, March.

    More about this item

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:wly:riskan:v:34:y:2014:i:8:p:1448-1468. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Wiley Content Delivery (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://doi.org/10.1111/(ISSN)1539-6924 .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.