Asbestos Removal Exposure Assessment Tool

Updated 2026-03-25
The AREAT model is developed to estimate exposure to respirable asbestos during asbestos abatement work.

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Title
Asbestos Removal Exposure Assessment Tool
Abbreviation
AREAT
Description
The AREAT model is developed to estimate exposure to respirable asbestos during asbestos abatement work.
Creator
TNO
Owner
TNO
Publication date
2021, 2023
Bibliographic citation
Franken R, Tromp P, van de Hoef W, Jadoenathmisier T, Schinkel J. The Development and Calibration of a Mechanistic Asbestos Removal Exposure Assessment Tool (AREAT). Ann Work Expo Health 2021; 65 (7): 789-804. Franken R, Schinkel J, Spaan S. Validation and Recalibration of the Asbestos Removal Exposure Assessment Tool (AREAT). Ann Work Expo Health 2023; 67 (5): 650-662.
Project
Maatschappelijk Programma Arbeidsomstandigheden (MAPA) - Asbest, uitgevoerd door TNO in opdracht van het Ministerie van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid (SZW)
Remarks
AREAT will be integrated in the SMART-ns tool, which will eventually replace the current SMA-rt tool (https://smart.ascert.nl/)
Created: 2026-03-25
Last updated: 2026-03-25