Experimental investigation on PM2.5 particle emission during polishing of granite - Health

Health > Vol.5 No.10, October 2013

Health

Volume 5, Issue 10 (October 2013)

ISSN Print: 1949-4998 ISSN Online: 1949-5005

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Experimental investigation on PM2.5 particle emission during polishing of granite ()

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DOI: 10.4236/health.2013.510A2004 4,103 Downloads 8,137 Views Citations

Author(s)

Jules Kouam, Victor Songmene, Ali Balhoul

Affiliation(s)

école de Technologie Supérieure (éTS), Montréal, Canada.
Institut de Recherche Robert-Sauvé en Santé et Sécurité du Travail (IRSST), Montréal, Canada.

ABSTRACT

Particle emission during manufacturing processes, whether chemical, physical or mechanical can represent a serious danger for environment and for occupational safety. Especially machining processes, particle emission could have an important impact on shop floor air quality and might jeopardise workers’ health. It is therefore important to find ways of reducing the particle emission at the source of manufacturing processes. To do so, there is a need to know the size, the quantity and the distribution of particles produced by processes currently used in industry. In this study, investigations are done to compare the particle emission (PM2.5) when polishing two granites (black and white). The black granite contained low Si concentration (about 10% Si) and the white granite contained high Si concentration (about 50% Si). Particle emission was monitored using the DustTrak II equipment with 2.5 μm impactor. The particle grain size was evaluated using X-ray diffraction techniques. Machining conditions leading to the generation of finer particles were identified.

KEYWORDS

Granite; Polishing; PM2.5; Particle Emission; Air Pollution

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Kouam, J. , Songmene, V. and Balhoul, A. (2013) Experimental investigation on PM2.5 particle emission during polishing of granite. Health, 5, 29-35. doi: 10.4236/health.2013.510A2004.

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