Document ID (ISN) | 44528 |
CIS number |
85-1257 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0002-8894 - American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal |
Year |
1985 |
Convention or series no. |
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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
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Broad subject area(s) |
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Browse category(ies) |
Glass, pottery and related materials
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