Particle and Fibre Toxicology

Table 3 Endotoxin contamination

From: The importance of mineralogical composition for the cytotoxic and pro-inflammatory effects of mineral dust

Particle sample	Endotoxin content (EU/mg)
Quartz	0.636
Na-feldspar	0.979
K-feldspar	0.921
Ca-feldspar	0.948
Hornblende	0.914
Actinolite	0.411
Augite	0.765
Orthopyroxene	0.744
Biotite	0.588
Epidote	0.674

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