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2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 TABLE II INTERLABORATORY COMPARISON OF ANALYTICAL RESULTS FOR TREMOLITE IN COSMETIC TALCUM-TYPE POWDERS ___________________________________ RESULTS_________________________ _________ N.

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37 587 & Mesothelioma and Its Association Maxwell Borow, MD, Alfred Conston, MD, Lawrence L.

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.

New York University Departm ent of Chemistry 4 Washington Place, R.oom 410 New York, N.Y. 10003 Telephone: (212) 598-3427 X-RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS FOR ASBESTOS IN TALC by S.

Detection of Quartz in Talc by X-ray Diffraction Principle X-ray diffraction is a convenient method for determining the presence of crystalline impurities, such as quartz, in talc.

RESULTS OF ANALYSIS OF JOHNSON & JOHNSON TALC PRODUCTS Analysis carried out by optical microscopy as described in Notice of Proposed Rule Making - Asbestos Particles in Food and Drugs (38 FR 27076) SAMPLE NO. 29 30 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 (1501Z) PRODUCT Baby Powder Sample missing Medicated Powder Baby Powder Baby Powder Baby Powder Medicated Powder Shower to Shower Shower to Shower Shower to Shower Shower to Shower RESULTS Carbonate <1%; No Asbestos Carbonate <1%; No Asbestos Sample missing Carbonate <1%; No Asbestos Carbonate <1%; No Asbestos Carbonate <1%; No Asbestos Carbonate <1%; No Asbestos; <1% Hematite?

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NATURE VOL. 243 JUNE 8 1973 Table 1 Summary of Effects of Test Drugs Drug (pg ml- ') Atria Ventricles Control Exponential decay.