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. 2013 Aug 21;8(8):e71899. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071899

Table 1. Measurements of Asbestos Dust Concentrations (mg/m3) and Estimated Fiber Concentrations (f/ml) by Workshop in 2006.

Workshop No. of Samples Geometric mean (range)
Dust (mg/m3) Fiber (f/ml)
Main workshops 13 47.1 15.9
Mining area 5 5.3 (0.6–17.3) 1.9 (0.5–5.6)
Milling plant 1 4 48.2 (12.5–196.7) 15.2 (4.1–63.8)
Milling plant 2 4 84.3 (31.5–128.0) 26.0 (9.9–47.4)
Other areas 15 3.6 1.6
Milling plant office 3 9.7 (6.3–21.3) 3.7 (2.3–6.8)
Package site 3 8.4 (4.3–13.7) 2.9 (1.6–4.5)
Maintenance area 6 2.4 (0.3–5.8) 1.1 (0.4–2.1)
Transportation site 3 2.4 (0.8–5.1) 1.1 (0.6–1.9)