| ACM |
Asbestos Containing
Materials |
| RACM |
Regulated Asbestos
Containing Materials |
| ACWM |
Asbestos Containing Waste
Materials |
| NESHAP |
National Emission Standard
for Hazardous Air Pollutants |
| AHERA |
Asbestos Hazard Emergency
Response Act |
| OSHA |
Occupational Safety and
Health Administration |
| HEPA |
High-Efficiency Particulate
Air |
| Asbestos types |
- White (Chrysotile) - The most common
type in the U.S. It has a serpentine structure, both wavy and
hollow.
- Red (Amosite) - It is an
amphibole structure; long, straight, solid rods.
- Blue (Crocidolite) - Only
about 2% to 3% of the asbestos we encounter in this country is of the
Crocidolite type. It is an amphibole structure very similar to
Amosite, except for color.
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