ENCAPSULATE
To enclose in a protective barrier, usually of a plastic material that conforms and closely adheres to the subject surface.
To enclose in a protective barrier, usually of a plastic material that conforms and closely adheres to the subject surface.
A barrier erected for the purpose of containing or excluding moisture, dusts, contaminates, etc.; an alternative method of asbestos abatement in which the asbestos is isolated within a structural enclosure.
That portion of a decontamination enclosure system designed for controlled transfer of materials and equipment in or out of a work area. Typically, it consists of a processing area and a holding area.
A written addendum to an insurance policy which amplifies, restricts or modifies the original provisions.
A lipolysaccharide molecule that is part of the outer cell wall of gram-negative bacteria. When ingested or respired, endotoxins can cause fever, changes in white blood cell counts, increased airway resistance, shock, and even death.
Utilization of equipment or containment materials in such a manner that they limit the exposure of containments to workers, occupants, and surrounding uncontaminated areas of the structure and its contents.
A parasitic micro organism, found in sewage, which causes amebiasis.
Heat content; a thermodynamic property of a system defined as H = U + PV, where H is enthalpy, U is the internal energy of the system, P is the pressure exerted on the system by its environment, and V is the volume of the system.
The sum of all external conditions affecting the life of an organism.
Conditions other than indoor air contaminants that cause stress, comfort and/or health problems (e.g., humidity extremes, drafts, lack of air circulation, noise and overcrowding).