Table 5 Results of SEM-EDS analysis of 30 lung samples. (#= samples removed because of technical issues; *= samples also examined with TEM-EDS). LOD = detection limit.

From: Assessment of asbestos exposure in Kyrgyzstan through analysis of raw and processed materials, air samples and human lung tissue

n

Concentration of regulated inorganic fibres (ff/gdw)

Mean length

(all fibres)

Mean width

(all fibres)

Concentration of asbestos (ff/gdw)

Mean length (asbestos)

Mean width (asbestos)

Tremolite/actinolite asbestos (ff/gdw)

Amosite (ff/gdw)

abs (abs/gdw)

Concentration of short inorganic fibres (ff/gdw)

2

20,214

6,7

1,1

< LOD

  

< LOD

< LOD

< LOD

26,952

3

< LOD

  

< LOD

  

< LOD

< LOD

< LOD

< LOD

4

16,327

5,8

1,2

< LOD

  

< LOD

< LOD

< LOD

21,769

5

18,258

6,1

1,3

4565

7

1,4

4565

< LOD

< LOD

27,387

6

< LOD

  

< LOD

  

< LOD

< LOD

< LOD

19,744

7

< LOD

  

< LOD

  

< LOD

< LOD

3451

10,354

8

19,653

7

1,2

3931

8

1

7861

< LOD

< LOD

47,167

10

3628

5,3

0,9

< LOD

  

< LOD

< LOD

< LOD

3628

11

9433

5,8

1,3

< LOD

  

< LOD

< LOD

< LOD

1887

12

< LOD

  

< LOD

  

< LOD

< LOD

< LOD

< LOD

17

14,638

6,8

0,8

< LOD

  

< LOD

< LOD

< LOD

14,638

18

< LOD

  

< LOD

  

< LOD

< LOD

< LOD

24,257

19

31,952

11

1,2

< LOD

  

< LOD

< LOD

< LOD

9129

20

< LOD

  

< LOD

  

< LOD

< LOD

< LOD

< LOD

22

< LOD

  

< LOD

  

< LOD

< LOD

< LOD

< LOD

23

3724

12

1,3

< LOD

  

< LOD

< LOD

< LOD

11,171

25

< LOD

  

< LOD

  

< LOD

< LOD

< LOD

< LOD

28*

< LOD

  

< LOD

  

< LOD

< LOD

< LOD

< LOD

30

< LOD

  

< LOD

  

< LOD

< LOD

< LOD

3628

33

< LOD

  

< LOD

  

< LOD

< LOD

< LOD

22,109

36

9433

5,9

1

0

  

< LOD

< LOD

< LOD

18,867

41

4717

8

0,9

0

  

< LOD

< LOD

< LOD

14,150

42*

5340

7,7

1,6

0

  

< LOD

< LOD

2670

26,698

43

13,694

8,3

1,1

0

  

< LOD

< LOD

< LOD

63,903

47

12,129

9,1

1,7

0

  

< LOD

< LOD

4043

16,171

64*

3724

9,4

2,5

0

  

< LOD

< LOD

< LOD

3724

72*

15,722

8,2

0,8

0

  

< LOD

< LOD

< LOD

20,963

100

25,727

11,9

0,5

4288

12,7

0,4

< LOD

4288

< LOD

4288

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