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Article: Lead, chromium, and cadmium exposure during abrasive blasting.
- Article from:
- Archives of Environmental Health
- Article date:
- March 1, 1996
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THE OCCURRENCE of lead toxicity in the construction industry has been documented in several case-series reports of bridge demolition workers exposed to leaded paint during the demolition process.[1-4] Bridge renovation and repainting also require removal of degenerating, lead-containing paint; such removal is frequently achieved by blasting steel grit at the bridge surface. This process removes the paint completely, and a smooth surface for repainting results, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires that the blasting process be enclosed completely, and that the lead-containing dust generated is to be hauled to a hazardous waste site. Use of this enclosure can ...