GLOSSARY

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puce Manufactured nanometric particles (MNP) : Nanometric particles intentionally manufactured for commercial purposes, they are also called nanoparticles.
puce Measurement : data (including concentrations expressed in f/ml) derived from a document, which includes information about the sampling and counting of fibres and ideally a minimum value, a maximum value and a mean. A record can contain several measurements, a measurement includes the concentrations of one or more samples. A record may not contain measurement : some records describe a method or an occupational exposure situation for which no sample has been taken.
puce Mineral wools (glass, rock, slag) : it is a structure in which the fibres are positioned in some manner relative to each other. Mineral wools are mainly used for the thermal or acoustic  insulation of buildings.
puce Module : block of folded, juxtaposed or glued blanket. This term is generally used in the vocabulary of RCF.