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1 Q And for asbestos it is?
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2 A It's more important with respect to clothing.
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3 I've not seen anybody give serious weight to the
4 contamination of hair as being a significant pathway
5 for contaminating the household. But certainly
6 clothing would be.
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7 Q Okay. And with regard to clean-up what method 8 did Mr. Mallia testify they used to clean up the
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9 garage?
10 A I think he used both sweeping and blowing.
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11 Q Blowing of compressed air?
12 A Sounds like it. That's, at times that's what
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13 he said he did.
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14 Q And if Mr. Mallia filed the edge of a brake to
15 bevel the edge and then clean the file off by blowing 16 the compressed air would you expect that that would
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17 release airborne asbestos fibers that were respirable
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18 into the environment?
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19 A Anytime you ask about any and is there
20 exposure , of course it can be minuscule and
21 insignificant. But, you know, the most direct answer
22 to your guestion is sure, there could be some airborne 23 respirable fibers.
24 Q Do you have a copy of your 2003 paper?
25 A Yes .
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