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2 Q All right. Now, this study, did it study
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3 how much asbestos remained after that type of
4 degradation?
5 A Yeah. They collected a number of samples of
6 the actual wear dust from inside of these devices and
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7 looked at them by X-ray diffraction and by electron
8 microscopy.
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9 Q Is that the section on extensive study of
10 both the thermal behavior of chrysotile and brake
11 lining composition indicates that chrysotile fiber may
12 survive in the decomposed lining dust? 13 Do you agree with that. Doctor?
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14 A Yes. They designed others besides theirs,
15 but theirs was the first to do that.
16 It divides the process and certainly
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17 degrades some of it, but in the wear dust still
18 remaining are asbestos fibers. A lot of them are very
19 short fibers, but nonetheless are dust.
20 Q In your opinion, Doctor, with reasonable
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21 scientific certainty -- do you have an opinion with