Table 3.
Characteristics of the two adjacent home demolitions, at each of which a single chrysotile asbestos fiber was detected.
Home 1 | Home 2 | |
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Year built | 1970 | 1942 |
# of stories | 2 | 2 |
Square footage | 1,065 | 728 |
Date of demolition | 1/15/18 | 1/15/18 |
Demo start and stop times | 1:30pm – 4:22pm | 12:05pm – 4:22pm |
Temperature | 18 ° F | 18° F |
Humidity | 82% | 82% |
Samples taken downwind? | Yes | Yes |
Average wind speed | 3 mph | 3 mph |
Peak wind speed | 5 mph | 5 mph |
Precipitation | Yes | Yes |
Pump run time (mins) | 258 | 262 |
Average flow rate | 12.2 | 12.0 |
Total volume (L) | 3146 | 3148 |
TEM asbestos fibers / cc | 0.00027 | 0.015 |
Fiber length | 13.33μ | 19.99μ |
Fiber diameter | 0.27μ | 4.00μ |
Fiber aspect ratio | 49.4 | 5.0 |