An Inter-Laboratory Study to Determine the Effectiveness of Procedures for Discriminating Amphibole Asbestos Fibers from Amphibole Cleavage Fragments in Fiber Counting by Phase-Contrast Microscopy.

The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Mine Safety and Health Administration do not regulate cleavage fragments of amphibole and serpentine minerals as asbestos, even when particles meet the dimensional criteria for counting under standard phase-contrast microscopy methods....

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Publicado en:Annals of Occupational Hygiene Vol. 56; no. 6; pp. 645 - 660
Autores principales: Harper, Martin, Lee, Eun Gyung, Slaven, James E., Bartley, David L.
Formato: equations & formulas research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA 7/17/2012
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