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Occup Environ Med 62:e2 doi:10.1136/oem.2003.012609
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Pneumoconiosis after sericite inhalation

Table 4

 Particle type, concentration by number %, and mean diameter in the digested lung residue

Particle type % Mean ∅ Concentration*
*×106 particles/g dry lung tissue.
†ND, not determined.
Crystalline silica 7 2.3 596
Kaolinite 24 1.2 2043
Muscovite 51 2.2 4342
Fe compound 6 0.5 511
Ti oxide 3 0.3 255
Carbonaceous compounds 3 0.7 255
Others 6 ND† 511
All 100 1.7 8513

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