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The Asbestos Cruncher - 'ABC/ABK'- breakthrough in asbestos disposal

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An increased awareness has emerged in Europe about serious threats to public health posed by asbestos containing materials in constructions. Current removal guidelines, already legislated and applied in The Netherlands, are soon expected to be implemented in the EU Member states. Removal of asbestos is troublesome as residue must be double packed. This requires a great deal of resources such as manpower and materials (plastics, disposable clothing, adhesives, showers, impregnate fluids, etc.). Furthermore it is required that working plans are prepared and available on the site before removal. In The Netherlands employees who are removing materials containing asbestos are not allowed to work any longer than two consecutive hours. Atter this shift, the employees must rest for one hour. These consequences only apply when the material is double packed. Another problem is posed by the double packed material itself. As the asbestos residue is packed in a dry condition, breakage of the packing will immediately lead to dust dispersal in the surrounding open air. This is often the case with double packed asbestos which is normally dumped on regular waste dumps. Thus, dry and double packed asbestos should be treated with great care that consequently increases the cost of storage. Transport costs are already higher than the proposed method as the double packing is substantially more voluminous. Therefore the proposed installation in this project will allow asbest (and additional wood and plastic residue) to be packed dust free (i.e. separated from open air) and decomposed with a removable installation. The installation will decompose the asbest containing materials and after mixture with water and (if required) a liquid encasing product process the material into liquid sludge that is dust free. The proposed project comprises the further development of a dust free and compact removable installation to decompose asbestos containing material on the construction site. If this installation is developed, the product will offer a major solution in the decomposition of asbestos containing material, as current methods are either troublesome and expensive or entail greater risk to worker's health and public health at large. Hence the increasing problem of the removal and decomposition of asbestos containing materials can be addressed in an improved and resource efficient way. The proposed installation is as prototype developed in the feasibility phase of STEP 1. The need for compacting the prototype and reduce the cost of the installation is now the reason to set up an international consortium for the STEP 2 proposal. For the total concept we find the following sub objectives: - Professional elimination of asbestos conform with the European and National legislation (safety labour and operational laws). - Advantages communication unit: flexible workplan, up to date working hours registration, maximum control for external organisations. The ABC immobilises asbestos and uses minimal packaging material (plastic) for disposal of blocks. The advantage of the block strategy is, decreasing risks of spread, space, no disposal gas, disposal more flexible at dump. -This New technique might be a base for glazing or acidifying of material containing asbestos. This might lead to using or recycling asbestos in the future. The advantage will be a dust free and removable installation to decompose asbestos containing material on the construction site. The research emphasis will be put on the development of an easy manageable installation that can be built into a removable container. As asbestos is applied all over Europe, the installation will ot`ter the solution to the various parts such as the required filters to purify the oxygen. air and surplus water are already available on the market. Consequently the research emphasis will be put on the development of the installation, the optimisation of the decomposition process and performance optimisation.

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Van der Kooij Transport NV
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Nieuwe Waterwegstraat 17/21
3115 HE Schiedam
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