Asbestos concentration measurement using Differential Interference Contrast microscopy

Author

Zarubiieva, Iuliia ; Lee, Ji Sok ; Hwang, Gi Byoung ; Bae, Gwi-Nam ; Shin, Jae Cheol ; Kim, Doo Gun ; Lee, Taik Jin ; Lee, Hyuk Jae ; Woo, Deok Ha ; Lee, Seok ; Cho, Myoung-Ock ; Kim, Jung Kyung ; Jun, Seong Chan ; Kim, Jae Hun

Author_Institution

Sensor Syst. Res. Center, Korea Inst. of Sci. & Technol. (KIST), Seoul, South Korea

fYear

2012

fDate

2-6 July 2012

Firstpage

594

Lastpage

595

Abstract

We designed a new method for imaging and counting the concentration of asbestos fibers. In current research, we combined the principle of Differential Interference Contrast (DIC) microscopy with imaging program for counting their concentration automatically.

Keywords

air pollution control; air pollution measurement; asbestos; atmospheric techniques; chemical variables measurement; computerised instrumentation; geophysical image processing; DIC microscopy; asbestos concentration measurement; asbestos fiber concentration counting; asbestos fiber concentration imaging; asbestos inhalation; automated counting techniques; differential interference contrast microscopy; imaging program; on-place asbestos detection; portable measuring device; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber sensors; Scanning electron microscopy;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2012 17th

Conference_Location

Busan

ISSN

2166-8884

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-0976-9

Electronic_ISBN

2166-8884

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OECC.2012.6276588

Filename

6276588