___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

CLEANING TYPE                                     WASTE                          ABRASIVE                HEALTH HAZARD       CONDUCTIVE                PERFORMANCE

DRY ICE                            NO                    NO                     NO                  NO               EXCELLENT

HOT WATER                    YES                   NO                     NO                 YES              LIMITED

STEAM                              NO                    NO                     NO                 YES              LIMITED

WATER/SOLVENT           YES                   NO                     YES               YES              LIMITED

ALUMINUM OXIDE           YES                  YES               SILICOSIS           NO       HIGHLY  AGRESSIVE

METAL SHOT                   YES                  YES                      NO                NO       HIGHLY  AGRESSIVE

GLASS BEAD                   YES                   YES             IRRESPIRABLE DUST              NO        HIGHLY  AGRESSIVE

SODIUM BICARBONATE     YES                        YES             IRRESPIRABLE DUST              NO        HIGHLY  AGRESSIVE

SPUNGE BLAST              YES                   YES                SILICOSIS          NO       HIGHLY  AGRESSIVE

PUMICE                            YES                   YES                SILICOSIS          NO       HIGHLY  AGRESSIVE

PLASTIC BEAD                YES                   YES             IRRESPIRABLE DUST           NO       HIGHLY  AGRESSIVE

 

 

* Upon contact , traditional blasting materials become contaminated when used to clean hazardous substances. The blasting materials are then classified  as hazardous waste and must be disposed of properly. To read more about the improper disposal of secondary media , below is a link to the DEQ web   site at the STATE OF OREGON

 

 

 

 

 

 

_______________________________________________________

type in                                                                                        

       'is sandblasting a hazardous waste ' in the search area of the DEQ web  site at the     STATE OF OREGON click      HERE

 

 
Make a Free Website with Yola.