| Document ID (ISN) | 111487 |
| CIS number |
11-0109 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0007-9952 - Cahiers de notes documentaires - Hygiène et sécurité du travail |
| Year |
2010 |
| Convention or series no. |
ND 2325-218-10
|
| Author(s) |
Perret V., Gueniat J., Dutoit T., Stoll B. |
| Title |
Identifying asbestos presence in construction materials - Performance assessment of an NIR (PhazlRTM) direct reading analyzer |
| Original title |
Identification de la présence d'amiante dans les matériaux de construction - Evaluation des performances d'un appareil à lecture directe NIR (PhazlRTM) [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Mar. 2010, No.218, p.51-58. Illus. 8 ref. |
| Internet access |
ND 2325-218-10.pdf [in French]
|
| Abstract |
A new direct reading instrument is being proposed for in-situ qualitative detection of asbestos in construction materials. This new analyzer was assessed with respect to a standard method of analysis (polarized light optical microscopy, PLOM), taken as a reference. The direct reading analyzer was used to test 1103 samples of various types of material (17% containing asbestos), which had been previously analyzed using PLOM. Findings are discussed. It is concluded that the direct reading instrument is insufficiently sensitive and is not recommended as an exclusive method for detecting the presence of asbestos. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
asbestos; building materials; sampling and analysis; reliability |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
polarized light microscopy; infrared spectrophotometry; comparative study; description of technique |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Construction industry
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Asbestos
Construction industry and civil engineering
|
