Table 3

Proportion of chrysotile and tremolite fibres exceeding 5, 8, and 10 μm in length in lung and parietal pleural samples of exposed Corsican goats

LungParietal pleura
Results expressed as mean (SD) percentage values.
Chrysotile
    Length ≥5 μm10.1  (19.6) 1.4  (2.0)
    Length ≥8 μm 3.8 (5.3) 0.8 (1.7)
    Length ≥10 μm 2.7 (4.8) 0.7 (1.7)
Tremolite
    Length ≥5 μm38.0 (25.2)18.6 (16.2)
    Length ≥8 μm26.2 (20.0) 7.6 (6.5)
    Length ≥10 μm17.2 (19.9) 3.3 (3.7)