Table 1 Representative bulk composition of 5 SHS-treated slag samples analyzed by Fusion Inductively Coupled Plasma (FUS-ICP).

From: Attenuation of oxidative stress and chromosomal aberrations in cultured macrophages and pulmonary cells following self-sustained high temperature synthesis of asbestos

Analyte

Weight (%)

Detection Limit

#1

#2

#3

#4

#5

SiO2

0.01

12.94

12.76

16.65

9.24

14.05

Al2O3

0.01

39.36

32.69

26.05

31.60

37.02

Fe2O3(T)

0.01

35.58

32.14

42.82

49.38

38.24

MnO

0.001

0.14

0.23

0.15

0.18

0.16

MgO

0.01

10.32

20.70

10.64

8.04

3.03

CaO

0.01

0.58

0.80

1.10

0.44

5.69

Na2O

0.01

0.07

0.04

0.12

0.02

0.24

K2O

0.01

0.05

0.01

0.11

<0.01

0.20

TiO2

0.001

0.11

0.05

0.08

0.03

0.08

P2O5

0.01

0.04

0.02

0.03

0.03

0.02

Loss on Ignition (LOI)

 

1.03

1.50

2.00

1.70

1.65

Total

 

100.22

100.95

99.76

100.66

100.38