ISO 10312:2019

Ambient air — Determination of asbestos fibres — Direct transfer transmission electron microscopy method

Publication date:   Oct 11, 2019

General information

90.20 Standard under periodical review   Oct 15, 2024

ISO

ISO/TC 146/SC 3 Ambient atmospheres

International Standard

13.040.20   Ambient atmospheres

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Scope

This document specifies a reference method using transmission electron microscopy for the determination of airborne asbestos fibres and structures in in a wide range of ambient air situations, including the interior atmospheres of buildings, and for a detailed evaluation for asbestos structures in any atmosphere. The method allows determination of the type(s) of asbestos fibres present and also includes measurement of the lengths, widths and aspect ratios of the asbestos structures. The method cannot discriminate between individual fibres of asbestos and elongate fragments (cleavage fragments and acicular particles) from non-asbestos analogues of the same amphibole mineral[13].

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PREVIOUSLY

WITHDRAWN
ISO 10312:1995

NOW

PUBLISHED
ISO 10312:2019
90.20 Standard under periodical review
Oct 15, 2024