mineral · chemical · biological
Medical-waste treatment dust and aerosol
Dust, debris, and biological aerosols generated during medical-waste handling, shredding, grinding, autoclaving, microwave treatment, or pyrolysis.
aerosol
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waste recycling
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metal · biological · waste
Compost bioaerosol dust
Airborne dust containing microorganisms generated when green waste or compost is collected, moved, turned, screened, or maintained.
aerosol
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Heat-treated sewage-sludge dust
Airborne particulate released during handling or processing of heat-treated sewage sludge or biosolids.
dust
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Avian-influenza contaminated dust
Airborne dust or particulate from environments contaminated by infected birds, poultry litter, bedding, feces, or other animal excretions.
dust
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Recycling-facility organic dust
Organic dust and bioaerosols generated during sorting and processing of waste at materials-recovery facilities.
aerosol
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Livestock-building grain and waste dust
Dust and bioaerosols from dry animal feed, grain dust, animal materials, and dry fecal waste in livestock buildings.
aerosol
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Industrial-cleaning resuspended dust
Dust resuspended during industrial cleaning of contaminated manufacturing, construction, waste, and recycling work areas.
dust
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Secondary nonferrous-metal processing dust
Airborne metallic dust encountered during secondary nonferrous-metal processing and refining.
dust
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Mercury-containing lamp-recycling dust
Mercury-containing dust generated when mercury-containing lamps are crushed, sorted, and sieved in recycling operations.
dust
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Lead bullet-recycling dust
Lead-containing dust generated during recycling and processing of spent bullets.
dust
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Lead-acid battery recycling dust
Lead-containing dust generated during automotive lead-acid battery breaking, recycling, and secondary smelting.
dust
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Mercury-containing battery-recycling dust
Mercury-containing dust and particulate generated during recycling and reclamation of household alkaline batteries.
dust
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Biosolids dust
Dried biosolids particulate identified by OSHA as a potentially combustible dust material.
dust
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Hantavirus rodent-contaminated dust
Airborne dust contaminated by urine, droppings, or nesting materials from infected rodents.
dust
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Bullet-recycling lead dust
Lead-containing airborne dust generated during bullet recycling, furnace work, dross handling, and movement of recycled lead materials.
dust
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Solid-waste bioaerosol and contaminated dust
Dust and bioaerosol particulate released during waste handling, dumping, sorting, compacting, or burning; composition varies with the waste stream and site conditions.
dustaerosolmixed
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Open-waste-burning smoke and particulate
Smoke and fine particulate emissions produced when mixed household or municipal waste is burned in the open; the pollutant mixture varies with the materials burned.
aerosolfumemixed
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Household solid-fuel smoke particulate
Fine particulate and smoke mixture produced by burning wood, crop waste, dung, charcoal, or coal in open fires and inefficient household stoves.
aerosolfumemixed
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