Serpentine and Amphibole Asbestos

2014 ◽  
pp. 316-347
Keyword(s):  
Amphibole Asbestos

Enumeration and Identification of Asbestos Fibres in Water

1974 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 526-527 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Mudroch ◽  
J. R. Kramer
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Water Samples ◽  
Drainage Basin ◽  
Lake Superior ◽  
Research Work ◽  
List Type ◽  
The West ◽  
Asbestos Fibre ◽  
Amphibole Asbestos

Approximately 60,000 tons per day of waste from taconite mining, tailing, are added to the west arm of Lake Superior at Silver Bay. Tailings contain nearly the same amount of quartz and amphibole asbestos, cummingtonite and actinolite in fibrous form. Cummingtonite fibres from 0.01μm in length have been found in the water supply for Minnesota municipalities.The purpose of the research work was to develop a method for asbestos fibre counts and identification in water and apply it for the enumeration of fibres in water samples collected(a) at various stations in Lake Superior at two depth: lm and at the bottom.(b) from various rivers in Lake Superior Drainage Basin.

Exposure-response modeling of non-cancer effects in humans exposed to Libby Amphibole Asbestos; update

2015 ◽  
Vol 73 (3) ◽  
pp. 780-789 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Benson ◽  
David Berry ◽  
James Lockey ◽  
William Brattin ◽  
Timothy Hilbert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Exposure Response ◽  
Amphibole Asbestos ◽  
Libby Amphibole ◽  
Response Modeling

Comparative health effects in mice of Libby amphibole asbestos and a fibrous amphibole from Arizona

2017 ◽  
Vol 334 ◽  
pp. 24-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean C. Pfau ◽  
Brenda Buck ◽  
Rodney V. Metcalf ◽  
Zoie Kaupish ◽  
Caleb Stair ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Effects ◽  
Amphibole Asbestos ◽  
Libby Amphibole

scholarly journals Sailors and the Risk of Asbestos-Related Cancer

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (16) ◽  
pp. 8417
Author(s):  
Richard Lemen ◽  
Philip Landrigan
Keyword(s):  
Premature Death ◽  
Epidemiologic Studies ◽  
Exposure Limits ◽  
Related Disease ◽  
Occupationally Exposed ◽  
Amphibole Asbestos ◽  
Permissible Exposure Limits ◽  
Asbestos Related Disease ◽  
Risk Of Exposure ◽  
Shipyard Workers

Sailors have long been known to experience high rates of injury, disease, and premature death. Many studies have shown asbestos-related diseases among shipyard workers, but few have examined the epidemiology of asbestos-related disease and death among asbestos-exposed sailors serving on ships at sea. Chrysotile and amphibole asbestos were used extensively in ship construction for insulation, joiner bulkhead systems, pipe coverings, boilers, machinery parts, bulkhead panels, and many other uses, and asbestos-containing ships are still in service. Sailors are at high risk of exposure to shipboard asbestos, because unlike shipyard workers and other occupationally exposed groups, sailors both work and live at their worksite, making asbestos standards and permissible exposure limits (PELs). based on an 8-hour workday inadequate to protect their health elevated risks of mesothelioma and other asbestos-related cancers have been observed among sailors through epidemiologic studies. We review these studies here.

Fibrous Tremolite in Central New South Wales, Australia

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-77
Author(s):  
Marc Hendrickx
Keyword(s):  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Natural Material ◽  
Widespread Occurrence ◽  
Asbestos Fibers ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Toxicological Studies ◽  
Amphibole Asbestos

ABSTRACT Tremolite schists in Ordovician meta-volcanic units in central New South Wales (NSW) consist of fine fibrous tremolite-actinolite. They host tremolite asbestos occurrences, and small quantities of asbestos were mined from narrow vein deposits in central NSW during the last century. When pulverized, the tremolite schist releases mineral fragments that fall into the classification range for countable mineral fibers and may be classed as asbestos despite not having an asbestiform habit. The ambiguity in classification of this type of natural material raises significant health and safety, legal, and environmental issues that require clarification. While the health effects of amphibole asbestos fibers are well known, the consequences of exposure to non-asbestiform, fibrous varieties is not well studied. This group of elongated mineral particles deserves more attention due to their widespread occurrence in metamorphic rocks in Australia. Toxicological studies are needed to assess the health risks associated with disturbance of these minerals during mining, civil construction, forestry, and farming practices.

Antiferromagnetic order in amphibole asbestos

1975 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. C. Eisenstein ◽  
M. F. Taragin ◽  
D. D. Thornton
Keyword(s):  
Antiferromagnetic Order ◽  
Amphibole Asbestos
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