| Abstract: | A definition of asbestos is proposed. Under this definition, the term asbestos applies to six naturally occurring minerals exploited commercially for their desirable physical properties, which are in part derived from their asbestiform habit. The six minerals are the serpentine mineral chrysotile and the amphibole minerals grunerite asbestos (also referred to as amosite), riebeckite asbestos (also referred to as crocidolite), anthophyllite asbestos, tremolite asbestos, and actinolite asbestos. Individual mineral particles, however processed and regardless of their mineral name, are not demonstrated to be asbestos if the length-to-width ratio is less than 20:1. |
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| Citation Author: | Ross, Malcolm; Kuntze, Richard, A.; Clifton, Robert, A. |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | DEFINITION FOR ASBESTOS.; 1984; Conference Paper; ASTM Special Technical Publication; Ross, Malcolm; Kuntze, Richard, A.; Clifton, Robert, A. |
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| Text: | DEFINITION FOR ASBESTOS.; 1984; Conference Paper; ASTM Special Technical Publication; Ross, Malcolm; Kuntze, Richard, A.; Clifton, Robert, A. |
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| Date Other: | Sun, 1 Jan 1984 00:00 -0600 |
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