When observed using a microscope, these asbestos minerals are bundles of fibers, known as a fibrous asbestiform. The fibrous bundles are similar to rope; and, much like rope, an asbestiform bundle ...

A robust and portable fluorescence microscope has been developed for on-site asbestos detection. Magnification (approximately x300) can be digitally increased (until x1000). News organizations may ...

Featured image: “asbestos bagged twice” by NAVFAC. Thumbnail image: “Anthophyllite Asbestos Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)” by USGS.

The FDA's proposed rule would require manufacturers test samples of talc-containing cosmetic products for asbestos with methods including polarized light and transmission electron microscopy ...