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Document ID (ISN)44528
CIS number 85-1257
ISSN - Serial title 0002-8894 - American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal
Year 1985
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Rood A.P., Streeter R.R.
Title Size distributions of airborne superfine man-made mineral fibers determined by transmission electron microscopy
Bibliographic information May 1985, Vol.46, No.5, p.257-261. Illus. 14 ref.
Abstract Personnel and bulk samples were taken in several factories producing man-made mineral fibres (MMMF) in the United Kingdom (Q and Min-K vitreous silica fibres and borosilicate glass fibres). Median diameters ranged from 0.1 to 0.3µm and median lengths between 2.4 and 6.3µm. These sizes are comparable with those of amphibole asbestos. Neither light microscopy nor scanning electron microscopy were found to be suitable for determining the full size distribution of airborne superfine MMMF.
Descriptors (primary) particle size distribution; fibre counts; fibrous glass industry; glass fibre; inorganic man-made fibres
Descriptors (secondary) scanning electron microscopy; transmission electron microscopy; size distribution determination; sampling and analysis; light microscopy
Document type D - Periodical articles
Subject(s) Dust, aerosols and related diseases
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Glass, pottery and related materials