Measurement of Asbestos and Other Fibers

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• Personal Author:
  Baron, Paul A.
• Description:
  The term fiber has been applied to a wide variety of particles having an elongated shape, i.e., one particle dimension significantly greater than the other two. Because of this elongation, fibers can have aerodynamic and other properties quite different from more compact particles. Certain fibers have several unique properties that make them not only useful from a commercial standpoint, but also important from a health standpoint. Asbestos, for instance, includes six commercial fibrous minerals that have high tensile strength, chemical resistance, and heat resistance. These properties have made asbestos useful in a variety of products, including friction materials, high-temperature insulating materials, acoustic insulating materials, fire proof cloth and rope, and floor tiles. While the bulk materials in these products consist primarily of macroscopic-sized fibers, many of them can release long, thin fibers into the air. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Asbestos Dust Hot Temperature Inorganic Chemicals Minerals Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Asbestos-fibers Fibrous-dusts Heat-exposure Insulation-materials
• ISBN:
  9780442004866
• Publisher:
  Van Nostrand Reinhold
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DPSE - Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20022053
• Citation:
  Aerosol measurement: principles, techniques, and applications. Willeke K, Baron PA, eds. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1993 Jan; :560-590
• CAS Registry Number:
  Asbestos (CAS RN 1332-21-4)
• Editor(s):
  Willeke K; Baron PA
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1993
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Aerosol measurement: principles, techniques, and applications
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8675c262869deff349ca8b12ec892d5742d5b805121ce115ee502bc4d44095a4ddf76c1e22ba4061998ae60fd6eb050e8d2cb42585ae57cd279c69539444994c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/199032/cdc_199032_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.74 MB ]