BACKGROUND BRIEFING PAPER for PRESS and CONSUMER RESPONSE The amount of asbestos fibers in talcum powder products, and the inhalati health hazards associated with their presence, are subjects of current interest but differing reports.

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BACKGROUND BRIEFING PAPER tor PRESS and CONSUMER RESPONSE The amount of asbestos fibers in talcum powder products, and the inhalai:.!

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RESEARCH & ENGINEERING DIVISION The ^Estimation of Asbestos in Liquids Introduction Since the original publication of the letter in Nature by Biles and Emerson who reported observing asbestos fibres in some beers, TBA Industrial Products Ltd has undertaken a programme of research to develop suitable electron microscopic techniques to quantity the asbestos, if any, in various liquid media.

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