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7881 Calculation of Number asbestos fibers per oz
U0654
# fibers counted
1
EFA mm2
1256
#GO 10
GO Area mm2
0.013
Vol Filt ml
1
Dry Wt grams
0.0959
Dry Wt oz*
0.0033828
U0655 4
1256 10
0.013 1
0.081 0.002857
Asb. fibers/oz Asb. fibers/oz
2.86E+08 286 Million
1.35E+09 1.4 Billion
U1986 3
1256 10
0.013 0.1
0.20567 0.007255
4.00E+09 4.0 Billion
* 28.34952 grams per oz
EQUATION: Number fibers per oz of talc = (# fibers-cted*EFA*100ml)/(#GO*GO Area*Vol filted*Dry wt) EFA= Effective Area of the filter GO = Grid Opening
95% Conf Values based on
ASTM Standard Method D6281-98
All 3 samples pass Chi-Squared test of section A6.2 of D6281
Upper and Lower 95% Confidence Values determined from Table A6.1 of D6281
Asb. fibers/oz F/oz Upper Value F/oz Lower Value
U0654 286 Million 1.6 Billion 7 Million
U0655 ______ 1A_ Billion
3.5 Billion 369 Million
U1986 4.0 Billion 12 Billion 820 Million.
PLAINTIFFS EXHIBIT
WCD-244