to test them for asbestos using transmission electron microscopy (TEM). According to EWG's report, asbestos was "detected and confirmed" in four brands of crayons, all of them manufactured in ...

Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) has long been the gold standard for detecting asbestos fibers in air samples drawn at construction sites. But researchers have found that a cheaper ...

When observed using a microscope, these asbestos minerals are bundles of fibers, known as a fibrous asbestiform. The fibrous bundles are similar to rope; and, much like rope, an asbestiform bundle ...

REUTERS/Handout ZOOMING IN: Report on FDA website shows asbestos images captured by powerful microscope. REUTERS/Handout Assured by J&J and other manufacturers that their talc was safe ...

But scientists see a lot of need for urgency. Every time they look at asbestos under an electron microscope, they are reminded of the risks. Brenda Buck is a medical geologist at the University of ...

Could carbon fiber inflict the same kind of damage on the human body as asbestos? That’s the question ... carbon fiber-reinforced filament under a microscope, revealing a sight that brings ...

the FDA would require manufacturers to test a sample of each batch of a talc-containing cosmetic product for asbestos by using methods such as polarized light and transmission electron microscopy ...