Asbestos FAQs
Asbestos FAQs
Electron microscope photo of chrysotile asbestos. The white bar in the upper left represents 50 µm -- or 50 millionths of a meter.
The fibers shown in the photo range in size from less than 5 µm to greater than 25 µm. Their diameter is much less than 1 µm. Only fibers thinner than 3 μm, longer than 5 μm and a length-width ratio above 3 (so-called here long asbestos fibers (LAF)) are taken into account for regulatory purposes
Electron microscope photo of a human hair. The diameter of the hair is approximately 70 µm, or about the same as the length of the longest chrysotile asbestos fibers shown in the top photo.