Accession Number:
ADA007530
Title:
Quantitative Analysis of Airborne Asbestos by X-Ray Diffraction: Feasibility Study.
Descriptive Note:
Final rept.,
Corporate Author:
NAVAL RESEARCH LAB WASHINGTON D C
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Report Date:
1975-02-28
Pagination or Media Count:
14.0
Abstract:
Special x-ray diffraction geometry has been developed to distinguish chrysotile asbestos from serpentine and other clay minerals. The x-ray method requires alignment of the chrysotile fibers, and the technique for accomplishing this alignment has been developed and tested. A limit of detection of 0.2 micrograms asbestos has been achieved routinely for chrysotile in the absence of extraneous material from real air samples.
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Subject Categories:
- Physical Chemistry