Mean and range of fibre concentrations in lung and parietal pleural samples of exposed Corsican goats (in 106 fibres/g dry tissue)*
| Lung | Parietal pleura | p value† | |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Geometric mean (geometric standard deviation; 95% confidence interval). | |||
| †Wilcoxon matched pairs test. | |||
| ND, not detected. | |||
| Chrysotile | |||
| Length ≥1 μm | 0.122 (3.55; 0.049 to 0.303) | 1.202 (3.75; 0.467 to 3.098) | p<0.01 |
| Range | [0.015–0.477] | [0.263–17.293] | |
| Length ≥5 μm | 0.013 (3.04; 0.006 to 0.029) | 0.011 (2.57; 0.006 to 0.022) | NS |
| Range | [ND–0.081] | [ND–0.055] | (p=0.68) |
| Tremolite | |||
| Length ≥1 μm | 0.141 (2.36; 0.076 to 0.260) | 0.496 (3.45; 0.205 to 1.203) | p<0.01 |
| Range | [0.029–0.459] | [0.070–3.135] | |
| Length ≥5 μm | 0.040 (3.28; 0.017 to 0.093) | 0.077 (3.42; 0.032 to 0.186) | NS |
| Range | [ND–0.148] | [ND–0.419] | (p=0.20) |