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TESTS with a number of instruments in different factories have demonstrated that the long-running thermal precipitator of the type described by Hamilton1 is a convenient instrument for measuring concentrations of asbestos dust in the atmosphere of card rooms, fiberizing departments and in other areas where the presence of asbestos dust may constitute a health hazard.
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ADDINGLEY, C., GAZE, R. Measurement of Asbestos Dust Concentrations with the Long-Running Thermal Precipitator. Nature 184, 715–716 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/184715b0
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