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17. Your building is scheduled for an asbestos removal abatement project. How
are such abatements conducted? What are the risks involved?
18. Describe abatement measures used to control lead exposures in housing.
19. What special measures should be used in removing lead-based paint from
building surfaces?
20. An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease has occurred in a hospital. Describe
mitigation measures that should be applied to minimize exposures to at-risk
patients.
21. How can outbreaks of hypersensitivity pneumonitis be controlled in a build-
ing? Humidifier fever?
22. What control measures can be implemented to reduce dust mite allergen
exposures to dust mite-sensitive asthmatic patients?
23. How does one control exposure to mold on a proactive basis? On a retroactive
basis?
24. Under what circumstances would one use biocides to control exposures to
common allergens?
