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Training Update: Asbestos
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TU_Asbestos.pdf
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Airborne asbestos contamination in buildings is a significant environmental problem. Various diseases have been linked with industrial exposure to airborne asbestos, and the extensive use of asbestos products in buildings has raised concerns about exposure to asbestos in non-industrial settings. Surveys conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimate that asbestos-containing materials (ACM) can be found in approximately 31,000 schools and 733,000 public and commercial buildings in the United States
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Training Update: Radon
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TU_Radon.pdf
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Although radon is a non-scope consideration in the ASTM E 1527 Phase I standard (refer to Section 12), a number of financial institutions do include it in their scope of work, particularly for multi-family housing transactions. While specific testing is usually not required, the interest generally is in knowing whether the area is a problem area as defined by EPA’s radon zone mapping.
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Training Update: Sick Buildings
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TU_SickBuildings.pdf
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Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) is a general category for a number of ailments, allergies, and complaints, all due to some physical aspect of a building, usually related to the ventilation system and indoor air quality. The existence of low levels of pollutants, synthetic irritants, fungi, or other microorganisms, or simply a lack of adequate fresh air, are sufficient factors to cause reactions in a percentage of building occupants.
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Training Update: Fluorescent Light Ballast
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TU_FluorescentLightBallast.pdf
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Fluorescent ballasts manufactured before 1979 may contain polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs. While the ASTM E 1527 Phase I property environmental site assessment standard specifically excludes fluorescent light ballast (refer to Section 8.4.2.10 which states that "fluorescent light ballast likely to contain PCBs does not need to be noted" in the site reconnaissance), there are real estate property managers and owners who for business reasons may require their environmental consultants to include ballasts as a consideration in their Phase I investigation.
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Training Update: EMF
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TU_EMF.pdf
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Electric and magnetic fields (EMF) are natural phenomena associated with voltage and electric current. Both fields are invisible and, except at extremely high levels, virtually undetectable without the use of special instrumentation. Electric fields are created when voltage is applied to a conductor. Magnetic fields are created when electric current flows through a conductor. The sources of EMF radiation that have provoked the greatest concern from both a health and property devaluation viewpoint are high-voltage overhead power lines.
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