Electron microscopic analysis of residual asbestos remaining in preparative vials following bleach digestion
✍ Scribed by Corn, Carolyn J. ;Williams, Marion G. ;Dobson, Ronald F.
- Book ID
- 102888092
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 876 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0741-0581
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✦ Synopsis
A recurring question that concerns researchers who use digestion techniques for the electron microscopic study of asbestos and ferruginous body (FBI load in tissue is: "Do appreciable numbers of the total fibers or FBs remain adhered to the walls of preparative vials after digestion?"
A test series was devised to evaluate the fiber and FB content remaining in digestion vials (glass or plastic) as well as the effectiveness of removing these particulates through variations in the rinsing procedure. The material used for all studies was digested lung tissue from a former amosite asbestos worker. The digestion procedure was based on the bleach technique of Smith and