Determination of free silica in dust particles: Effect of particle size for the X-ray diffraction and phosphoric acid methods

Industrial Health

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 249-259

  Yabuta, Juji ^a   Ohta, Hisayosi ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Field sample; Free silica; Particle size; Phosphoric acid method; Quartz; X ray diffraction method

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHORIC ACID; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DISSOLUTION; DUST; JAPAN; METHODOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; STANDARD; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0041669466     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.41.249     Document Type: Article

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