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Molecular engineering of a fluorescent bioprobe for sensitive and selective detection of amphibole asbestos. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Fluorescence microscopy-based affinity assay could enable highly sensitive and selective detection of airborne asbestos, an inorganic environmental pollutant that can cause mesothelioma and lung cancer.
Takenori Ishida +5 more
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IUCrJ, 2021 The six natural silicates known as asbestos may induce fatal lung diseases via inhalation, with a latency period of decades. The five amphibole asbestos species are assumed to be biopersistent in the lungs, and for this reason they are considered much ...
Carlotta Giacobbe +9 more
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Diagnostic limitations of lung fiber counts in asbestos-related diseases
The Journal of Scientific Practice and Integrity, 2023 # Background Lung dust fibre analyses have been used by some pathologists to estimate past asbestos exposure in the workplace and its related health risks.
Joachim Schneider +3 more
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Hygienic assessment of asbestos containing dust in the air of the working zone at thermal power plants [PDF]
Medičnì Perspektivi, 2016 Asbestos and artificial mineral fibers were used actively at thermal power plants (TPP) as heat insulation of pipes, seal plates, electrical insulation, etc.
Moshkovskiy V.E.
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Surface and bulk modifications of amphibole asbestos in mimicked gamble's solution at acidic PH
Scientific Reports, 2021 This study aimed at investigating the surface modifications occurring on amphibole asbestos (crocidolite and tremolite) during leaching in a mimicked Gamble’s solution at pH of 4.5 and T = 37 °C, from 1 h up to 720 h.
Alessandro Pacella +7 more
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Exaggerated risk perception of asbestos-related diseases: commentary
Сибирский научный медицинский журнал, 2023 Health risks from asbestos have been evaluated on the basis of professional histories from remote past, when exposures at workplaces were greater than today. The linear no-threshold model has been applied, although its relevance has not been demonstrated.
S. V. Jargin
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Asbestos: mining exposure, health effects and policy implications
McGill Journal of Medicine, 2020 The purpose of this paper is to review research in the health effects and risks associated with exposure to asbestos and then to use this scientific evidence to analyze the implications of Canada's current policy on the use, manufacturing and export of ...
Kristina Luus
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Nanoscale transformations of amphiboles within human alveolar epithelial cells
Scientific Reports, 2022 Amphibole asbestos is related to lung fibrosis and several types of lung tumors. The disease-triggering mechanisms still challenge our diagnostic capabilities and are still far from being fully understood. The literature focuses primarily on the role and
Ruggero Vigliaturo +9 more
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Nanomaterials, 2023 This study focuses on the dissolution process and surface characterization of amosite fibres following interaction with a mimicked Gamble’s solution at a pH of 4.5 and T = 37 °C, up to 720 h.
Alessandro Pacella +11 more
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Asbestos Contamination in Talc-Based Cosmetics: An Invisible Cancer Risk
Environmental Health Insights, 2020 The lack of regulation and adequate testing of talc-containing personal care products in the U.S. has resulted in the contamination of cosmetics with asbestos.
Tasha Stoiber +2 more
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