A total sample preparation method for the measurement of airborne asbestos and other fibers by optical and electron microscopy

Industrial Health

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 185-203

  Kohyama, Norihiko ^a   Kurimori, Shizue ^a  

^a NATL INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Air sampling; Airborne Fibers; Asbestos; Electron Microscopy; Fiber counting; Fibrous Minerals; Membrane Filter; Optical Microscopy

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS FIBER; MINERAL FIBER;

AIR ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; ASBESTOSIS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0030036893     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.34.185     Document Type: Article

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