Controlling Asbestos in Buildings: An Economic Investigation

ACFM airborne asbestos fiber amosite analysis arithmetic mean asbestos exposure asbestos fiber levels asbestos in buildings asbestos insulation asbestos removal asbestos-cement Asbestos-Containing Materials asbestosis assume bestos boiler insulation building insulation building occupants building owner calculated capital cause CHAP chrysotile coefficients cohort Commission on Asbestos cost of removal Cost-effectiveness crocidolite death discount rate equation estimate exposure to asbestos exposures in buildings f/cc fiber concentrations fibers longer firm future geometric mean hazardous material health effects health risks Herbert Seidman increase investment liability life-year saved lung cancer measured mesothelioma million per life-year mortality risks ng/m³ Ontario Royal Commission OSHA percent Peto Pinchin pipe and boiler predicted present value programs RCA model reduce regulations removal at demolition removal at renovation removal cost removal workers revenue risk to building scenario schools Selikoff social discount rate sprayed asbestos sprayed or troweled types of asbestos U.S. dollars U.S. Environmental Protection U.S. EPA