What is Asbestos?
 Asbestos is commonly found in many building materials and household items. Asbestos is a commercial term applied to the asbestiform varieties of six different minerals (See below).The properties of asbestos that caused it to be widely used commercially are:
- The ability to be separated into long, thin, flexible fibers
- High tensile strength
- Low thermal and electrical conductivity
- High mechanical and chemical durability
- High heat resistance
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| PCM |
PCM (Phase Contrast Microscopy) Fiber Counting |
| TEM |
TEM (Transmission Electron Microscopy) Asbestos Analysis |
| PLM |
PLM (Polarized Light Microscopy) Bulk Sample Analysis |
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