The objectives of this study are (1) to separate fibrous grunerite (amosite) by its length using filtration and shaking techniques utilized in a previous study and (2) to create two distinct length groups (short and long) of the amosite with higher output in a cost-effective way. The shaking system included an electrodynamic exciter, a linear power amplifier, and an audio-frequency signal generator and was attached to a cowl sampler as a funnel loaded with a polycarbonate filter. A suspension of amosite was passed through the 10-μm pore size polycarbonate filter in the shaking system and was transferred to a filtration system through five different pore sizes of polycarbonate membrane filters in series from the top: 10-, 5-, 2-, 1-, and 0.2-μm pore sizes. Each polycarbonate filter was tightly clamped with two conductive 25-mm spacers with a 25-mm stainless steel support screen to prevent leakage. The amosite length and diameter were manually measured with images from a field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM). A sequence of fields was selected at random locations, and an image of each field was acquired. The length and width of approximately 500 fibers for each sample were measured with ImageJ software. Two significantly different length groups (short and long) of amosite were collected (p <0.05). Approximately 95% of separated amosite (n = 499) using the filtration system were shorter than 5 μm (short fiber group), and approximately 80% of separated amosite (n = 503) using the shaking system were longer than 5 μm (long fiber group).
Author Information
Lee, Taekhee
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh Mining Research Division, Health Hazards Prevention Branch, Pittsburgh, PA, US
Walker, Rachel
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh Mining Research Division, Health Hazards Prevention Branch, Pittsburgh, PA, US
Hummer, Jon
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh Mining Research Division, Health Hazards Prevention Branch, Pittsburgh, PA, US
Ashley, Elizabeth
Chemical and Biological Monitoring Branch, Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cincinnati, OH, US
Mischler, Steven
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Pittsburgh Mining Research Division, Health Hazards Prevention Branch, Pittsburgh, PA, US
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