Dust control research leads to grant to facilitate adoption by construction industry
dc.contributor.author | Nystrom, Lynn A. | en |
dc.coverage.spatial | Blacksburg, Va. | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-10-29T21:35:57Z | en |
dc.date.available | 2015-10-29T21:35:57Z | en |
dc.date.issued | 2009-11-11 | en |
dc.description.abstract | In the construction industry, respiratory disease, often leading to disability or an increased risk of cancer, is a major public health concern. Studies led by Deborah Young-Corbett, a faculty member in Virginia Tech's School of Construction, have shown that specific types of sanding tools are highly effective in reducing the dust that causes these health hazards, yet the industry's usage of the available technology remains very low. | en |
dc.format.mimetype | text/html | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/62536 | en |
dc.publisher | Virginia Tech. University Relations | en |
dc.rights | In Copyright | en |
dc.rights.holder | Virginia Tech. University Relations | en |
dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | en |
dc.subject | College of Engineering | en |
dc.title | Dust control research leads to grant to facilitate adoption by construction industry | en |
dc.type | Press release | en |
dc.type.dcmitype | Text | en |
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