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2 couldn't answer that.
3 Q I guess I will ask you now, you have
4 mentioned this a couple of times about the OSHA
5 fibers, isn't it true that the EPA counts fibers at .5
6 microns, not five microns?
7 A EPA uses more than one system.
8 With electron microscope they use one
9 technique, and with optical microscopy it is, as far
10 as I know, only five microns is the size range. 11 Q With the electron microscopy they measure .5
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12 microns?
13 A Yes.
14 Q Because they are concerned about the smaller
15 fibers?
16 A Whether they are concerned about them, they
17 certainly take measurements, yes.
18 Q And you also showed us a brief video of your
19 hot spot testing, the data that was, what, the late
20 1980s or something?
21 A The 1987.