THE EVALUATION OF AIRBORNE ASBESTOS FIBRES USING A SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE

1 December 1973

journal article
research article
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Vol. 16 (4) , 405-408
https://doi.org/10.1093/annhyg/16.4.405

Abstract

Asbestos fibres sampled on Nuclepore filters can be directly examined by scanning electron microscope in much greater detail than is possible using the conventional optical microscope/membrane filter technique. Results obtained by the two methods for fibres > 5 μm in length were in good agreement. The new technique could facilitate the development of automatic counting methods for asbestos fibres.

Keywords

SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE