对实验室和现场暴露于温石棉的亚洲蛤蜊（Corbicula sp.）进行了比较，以评估30天实验室暴露对预测蛤蜊在现场积累温石棉的有用性。与在水中发现的蛤蜊相比，暴露在实验室中的蛤蜊积累的纤维更短，长宽比更大。在野外，蛤蜊组织中的纤维与环境中发现的纤维大小大致相同。实验室中石棉的生物浓缩系数（BCF）较低（略大于1）。然而，在野外，内脏BCF高达100，整个蛤蜊的匀浆从1400到5000不等。这些数据与石棉纤维难以净化的理论一致。 结果表明，Corbicula可作为温石棉污染的生物监测仪。包括46个参考文献和表格。

Comparisons of Asiatic clams (Corbicula sp.) exposed to chrysotile asbestos in the laboratory and the field were undertaken to evaluate the usefulness of 30-day laboratory exposures for predicting the accumulation of chrysotile by clams in the field. Clams exposed in the laboratory accumulated fibers that were shorter and had greater aspect ratios (length to width) than those found in water. In the field, fibers in clam tissues were approximately the same size as those found environmentally. Bioconcentration factors (BCFs) for asbestos were low in the laboratory (slightly greater than 1). In the field, however, viscera BCFs were as high as 100, and whole clam homogenates ranged from 1400 to 5000. These data are consistent with the theory that asbestos fibers are difficult to depurate. Results indicate that Corbicula may be a good candidate for use as a biomonitor for chrysotile asbestos contamination. Includes 46 references, tables.