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The world-class experts at MVA Scientific Consultants have contributed to numerous peer-reviewed, general and trade publications, research papers and books, listed below. Most of these works can be obtained by contacting us at 770-662-8509.

Year Title Date Author Publication
2006
 

Microscopic Investigation of Outdoor “Sooty” Surface Problems  

2007 Millette, Turner, Hill, Few, Kyle Environmental Forensics, Vol. 8:37-51
  “Particle Size Distributions in Method 5 Stack Samples Determined by Microscopical Methods,”

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2007 Vander Wood, T.B., Symposium on Air Quality Measurement Methods and Technology 2005, Air & Waste Management Association, April, 2005.
 

“Three Dimensional Characterization of Pharmaceutical Powders by Scanning White Light Interference Microscopy”

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2006 Vander Wood, T.B., R. Rose and M.A. Miller Particles 2006, Medical/Biochemical Diagnostic, Pharmaceutical and Drug Delivery Applications of Particle Technology, 13-16 May, 2006.
2004 - 2005
 

A Standard Approach to The Characterization of Common Indoor Dust Comtaminents  

2005 Turner, Millette, Boltin, Hopen   The Microscope, 53(4)

“Mica Aspect Ratios Measured by Scanning White Light Interference Microscopy”

2004 - 2005

Rose, R.A.,and T.B. Vander Wood

Microscopy and Microanalysis, 11, S02, pp. 2004-2005, 2005.

  Differentiation of Commercial Vermiculite Based on Statistical Analysis of Bulk Chemical Data: Fingerprinting Vermiculite From Libby, Montana U.S.A. 2005 Bandli American Mineralogist, Vol. 90, pp. 749-754.

 

Environmental Forensic Application of Lead Isotope Ratio Determination: A Case Study Using Laser Ablation, Sector ICP-MS

2004

Millette

Environmental Forensics, 5(2):97-108

 

Comparisons of the Dust/Smoke Particulate that Settled Inside the Surrounding Buildings and Outside on the Streets of Southern New York City after the Collapse of the World Trade "center", September 11, 2001

2004

Millette

Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, 54:515-528

 

Zinc Whiskers in Computer Facility Dust

2004

Millette, Brown, Turner, Few

Microscope, 52(2): 59-62

 

Developing ASTM Standards, Monitoring Asbestos

2004

Millette

Standardization News, American Society for Testing and Materials, 32(4):26-29, April

2000 - 2003

 

 

Optical, Compositional, Morphological, and X-Ray Data on Eleven Particles of Amphibole From Libby, Montana, USA

2003

Bandli

The Canadian Mineralogist, Vol 41: 1241-1253

 

Talc Aspect Ratios Measured by Scanning White Light Interference Microscopy (SWLIM)

2003

Rose, Vander Wood

Microsc Microanal 9 (Suppl 2)

 

Microanalysis in the Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Industry

2003

Miller, Vander Wood

Microsc Microanal 9 (Suppl 2)

 

A Microscopical Study of the General Composition of Household Dirt

2003

Millette

Microscope, Vol 51:4 201-207

 

Microscopical Studies of World Trade "center"Disaster Dust Particles

2002

Millette, Boltin, Few, Turner

Microscope, Vol 50:1 29-35

 

Examination of Asbestos Floor Tile by White Light Interference Microscopy & Scanning Electron Microscopy

2002

Millette, Brown

Microscope, Vol 50:4 173-177

 

Examining the Fine Particle Component of Grout Dust by Automated SEM

2002

Millette, Brown

Microscope, Vol 50:1 1-3

 

Sample Collection Procedures for Microscopical Examination of Particulate Surface Contaminants

2001

Millette, Few

Microscope, Vol 49: 21-27

 

Organic Carbon in Interplanetary Dust Particles

2000

Miller

ASP Conference Series, Vol. 213

1995 - 1999

 

Investigation of Fatty Acid Migration in Alizarin Crimson Oil Paint in Two Works by Frank Stella

1999

Miller

Presented at the 27th Annual Mtg of The American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, St. Louis, MO

Microscopical Studies of the Asbestos Fiber Releasability of Dryer Felt Textiles

1999

Millette

Microscope, Vol 47:2 93-100

 

Chemical Components of Shredded Paper Insulation: A Preliminary Study

1999

Millette

Applied Occupational & Environmental Hygiene, Vol 14: 192-197

 

A Dictionary of Terms Related to Additives Found in Asbestos Building Products

1999

Millette, Boltin, Brown

Microscope, Vol 47:3 163-171

 

Identification of an Original Non-Terpenoid Varnish from Early 20th Century Oil Painting “The White Horse” (1929), by H. Menzel

1998

Miller

Analytical Chemistry, Vol. 70,No. 9, 1823-1830

 

Electron Microscopy of Air-O-Cell Air Samplers

1998

Millette, Few

Microscope, Vol 46:3 155-159

 

Reference Methods for Asbestos Analysis

1997

Millette

Microscope, Vol 45:2 57-59

 

A Combination Calibration Grid for Transmission Electron Microscopes

1996

Few, Millette

Microscope, Vol 44: 175-179

 

Application of Scanning Electron Microscopy for Pollution Particle Source Determination in Residential Dust & Soil

1995

Brown, Millette

Scanning, Vol 17: 302-305

 

Lead Arsenate

1995

Millette, Brown

Microscope, Vol 43:4 187-191

 

Kaolin Aspect Ratios Determined by Automated Microscopy & Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy

1995

Vander Wood, Boltin

Process Mineralogy XIII, 159-170

1993 -1994

 

Introduction to Automated Particle Analysis

1994

Vander Wood

52nd Annual Meeting of the Microscopy Society of America

 

Morphological & Chemical Properties of MSWI Bottom Ash with Respect to the Glassy Constituents

1994

Vander Wood

Hazardous Waste & Hazardous Materials

 

Investigating the Particulate Component in Indoor Air Quality Concerns

1994

Millette, Brown

Environmental Choices, April/May

 

Automated Particle Analysis in Electron Microscopy

1993

Vander Wood

51st Annual Meeting of the Microscopy Society of America

 

Light Microscopy of PBI Fiber

1993

Brown

Inter/Micro

 

Asbestos Release During Building Demolition Activities

1993

Millette

Environmental Choices Technical Supplement, March/April

 

Asbestos Exposure During & Following Cable Installation

1993

Millette

Environmental Choices Technical Supplement, March/April

 

Methods for the Analysis of Carpet Samples for Asbestos

1993

Millette

Environmental Choices Technical Supplement, March/April

 

Titanium Dioxide: Anatase or Rutile?

1993

Millette

Microscope, Vol 41

 

Demonstration of the Capability of Asbestos Analysis by Transmission Electron Microscopy in the 1960s

1993

Millette

Microscope, Vol 41

 

The Characterization of Lead Smelter Dusts by Automated Scanning Electron Microscopy

1993 +

Vander Wood

 

1989 -1992

 

The Application of Automated Scanning Electron Microscopy/Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectrometry to the Identification of Sources of Lead-Rich Particles in Soil & Dust

1992

Vander Wood, Brown

Environmental Choices Technical Supplement, July/August

 

A Close Examination of the Surfaces of Asbestos Gasket Materials

1992

Millette, Brown

Microscope, Vol 40: 131-135

 

Carbon Rod Failure During Carbon Coating

1991

Brown, Vander Wood

Microscope, Vol 39

 

Searching for Asbestos, Identifying the Matrix

1991

Millette

Microscope, Vol 39

 

Free Silica Analysis by Automated Scanning Electron Microscopy

1991

Vander Wood, Boltin

Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS)

 

Exposure to Airborne Asbestos Associated with Simulated Cable Installation Above a Suspended Ceiling

1991

Millette

American Industrial Hygiene Association J. 52(11): 479-484

 

A Standard TEM Procedure for Identification & Quantification of Asbestiform Minerals in Talc

1990

Millette

Microscope, Vol 38

 

Alternative Instrumentation in the Analysis for Asbestos in Various Media

1989

Boltin

American Laboratory, April

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