Evaluation of image analysis equipment applied to asbestos fiber counting.

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• Personal Author:
  Whisnant RA
• Description:
  The applicability and availability of automated image analyzing equipment for counting asbestos fibers collected from airborne asbestos are reviewed. The requirements for asbestos fiber counting equipment are discussed, and the health effects of asbestos exposure are described. Existing exposure standards are stated, and methods for sampling and analysis are discussed. The desirable performance features and specifications for an automatic fiber counting system are presented. The current state of the art in image analysis equipment is evaluated, and existing equipment capability is described. A summary of opinions of persons in the asbestos industry, government officials, and private investigators regarding the problem is presented, and their views on possible solutions are described. Information obtained from over 70 manufacturers of image analyzing computers and related cost numentation equipment is prevented, and individual analyzers are identified and evaluated. The authors conclude that a satisfactory fully automated system for counting asbestos fibers in not yet available. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  in NTRL, no PDF
• Subjects:
  Asbestos Dust Inorganic Chemicals Occupational Health Particulate Matter Safety
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Contract; Contract-210-75-0080; Analytical-methods; Analytical-instruments; Asbestos-dusts; Dust-analysis; Fibrous-bodies
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  North Carolina ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-49
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00120738
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB83109702
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1975 Nov; :1-49
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1976
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  NIOSH, U.S. Department of H.E.W., Cincinnati, Ohio, Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 49 pages, 11 references
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/241371/cdc_241371_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]