Identification and quantitation of microparticles in solid materials.
Variation in the precise conditions of geological formation may produce variations in the exact composition of asbestos minerals of a particular class, and thus in their biological interactions. Examples are given of differences in O(18)/O(16) ratios, TiO(2) content, lattice substitutions, substitution of Al (III) for Si (IV) and attachments to spare hydrostatic charges.
D000535:Aluminum / Q000032:analysis; D001194:Asbestos / Q000032:analysis*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D010316:Particle Size; D012825:Silicon / Q000032:analysis; D013499:Surface Properties
D001194:Asbestos; D000535:Aluminum; D012825:Silicon