Do New Wipe Materials Outperform Traditional Lead Dust Cleaning Methods?

Government guidelines have traditionally recommended the use of wet mopping, sponging, or vacuuming for removal of lead-contaminated dust from hard surfaces in homes. The emergence of new technologies, such as the electrostatic dry cloth and wet disposable clothes used on mopheads, for removal of du...

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Published in:Journal of occupational and environmental hygiene 2012-08, Vol.9 (8), p.524-533
Main Authors: Lewis, Roger D., Ong, Kee Hean, Emo, Brett, Kennedy, Jason, Brown, Christopher A., Condoor, Sridhar, Thummalakunta, Laxmi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air Pollution, Indoor - prevention & control
Cleaning
Detergents
Dust
Environmental Monitoring
Environmental Restoration and Remediation - instrumentation
Environmental Restoration and Remediation - methods
Floors and Floorcoverings
Human exposure
Humans
Lead
Lead content
Lead poisoning
Lead Poisoning - prevention & control
Materials Testing
Occupational health
renovation
Static Electricity
Studies
wipes
Wood
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Summary:Government guidelines have traditionally recommended the use of wet mopping, sponging, or vacuuming for removal of lead-contaminated dust from hard surfaces in homes. The emergence of new technologies, such as the electrostatic dry cloth and wet disposable clothes used on mopheads, for removal of dust provides an opportunity to evaluate their ability to remove lead compared with more established methods. The purpose of this study was to determine if relative differences exist between two new and two older methods for removal of lead-contaminated dust (LCD) from three wood surfaces that were characterized by different roughness or texture. Standard leaded dust,
ISSN:1545-9624
1545-9632
DOI:10.1080/15459624.2012.695975