A quantitative method using a light microscope on-line to a macintosh computer for the analysis of tremolite fibres in dolomite

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 197-203

  Lundgren, Lennart ^a   Lundström, Sten ^a   Sundström, Gunnel ^a   Bergman, Gunnel ^a   Krantz, Staffan ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HEALTH HAZARDS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; TEXTILE FIBERS;

DOLOMITE; LIGHT POLARIZING MICROSCOPY; MACINTOSH COMPUTERS; TREMOLITE FIBERS;

ASBESTOS;

ASBESTOS; CINNAMALDEHYDE; PYROXYLIN; TREMOLITE;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; POLARIZATION MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030130909     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0003-4878(95)00066-6     Document Type: Article

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