Abstract
Based on the assumption that the biological effect of asbestos is related to the concentration of respirable fibers, an index was developed which yields the concentration in numbers of asbestos fibers visible under 430 X phase-contrast illumination. Data are presented relating this index to overall dustiness as measured by impinger counts and to absolute fiber concentration and distribution as measured by electron microscopy. The relation between count estimates and gravimetric measures of total dust and chrysotile asbestos deduced from magnesium analyses are given for gross and respirable samples. These relations are developed for use in operations in the manufacture of asbestos textile, friction, cement, and insulation products. The most convenient, practical, and direct index of asbestos fiber exposure proved to be the concentration of fibers longer than 5 microns counted on membrane filters at 430 X phase-contrast illumination.
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