Document ID (ISN) | 110058 |
CIS number |
09-1099 |
ISSN - Serial title |
1545-9624 - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene |
Year |
2008 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Harper M., Lee E.G., Doorn S.S., Hammond O. |
Title |
Differentiating non-asbestiform amphibole and amphibole asbestos by size characteristics |
Bibliographic information |
Dec. 2008, Vol.5, No.12, p.761-770. Illus. 38 ref. |
Abstract |
Coarsely crystalline amphibole minerals are more common than asbestos in many geological environments. Mining or construction work can result in the release of single crystals or cleavage fragments resembling asbestos fibres or fibre bundles but that are not currently regulated as asbestos. Samples of six coarsely-crystalline amphiboles and their asbestos analogs were processed to maximize the number of particles meeting the criterion for counting and also within the respirable width range. The length distributions of the particles produced showed substantial overlap between cleavage fragments and asbestos fibres. Based on these findings, recommendations are made concerning improvements in the counting and classification of asbestiform fibres. |
Descriptors (primary) |
road work; asbestos; mining industry; respirable dust; sampling and analysis; amphibole |
Descriptors (secondary) |
particle size; description of technique; number concentration determination; reliability |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | USA |
Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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Browse category(ies) |
Mining and quarrying Asbestos Road transportation
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