title: [Identification of asbestos in bulk materials by polarised light microscopy and phase contrast--method and results].
abstract: The implementation of the 1997 law on the banned use of asbestos, entailing a successive elimination of asbestos products, is planned for 30 years. Asbestos identification in samples of bulk materials is essential before starting dismantling works. The presented method of asbestos identification by polarized light microscopy and phase contrast involves the study of the following optical parameters of asbestos fibers: color, morphology, refractive index, anisotropy, pleochroism, optic nature and extinguish angle. The major advantages of this method are: small material samples, short time of analysis, high asbestos sample detectability (0.1%) and high reliability of results. This paper presents the results of asbestos identification in over a dozen of samples of bulk materials derived from various buildings and installations.
authors.affiliation: Zakładu Zagrozeń Chemicznych i Pyłowych Instytutu Medycyny pracy im. prof. J. Nofera w Łodzi. ewzal@imp.lodz.pl
authors.forename: Grazyna
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stroszejn-Mrowca
mesh_terms: D001194:Asbestos / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D003252:Construction Materials / Q000032:analysis*; D008858:Microscopy, Phase-Contrast / Q000379:methods*; D008859:Microscopy, Polarization / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
chemical_list: D001194:Asbestos