Amphibole asbestos as an environmental trigger for systemic autoimmune diseases [PDF]
Autoimmunity ReviewsA growing body of evidence supports an association between systemic autoimmune disease and exposure to amphibole asbestos, a form of asbestos typically with straight, stiff, needle-like fibers that are easily inhaled. While the bulk of this evidence comes from the population exposed occupationally and environmentally to Libby Amphibole (LA) due to the ...
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Surface and bulk modifications of amphibole asbestos in mimicked gamble's solution at acidic PH [PDF]
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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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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Assessment of asbestos exposure in Kyrgyzstan through analysis of raw and processed materials, air samples and human lung tissue [PDF]
Scientific ReportsAsbestos still represents a major public health problem on a global scale. In Central Asia chrysotile is still mined and used, claiming that it is safer with respect to amphibole asbestos within certain concentrations.
Zhyldyz Kurzhunbaeva +14 more
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Surface reactivity of amphibole asbestos: a comparison between crocidolite and tremolite. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2017 AbstractAmong asbestos minerals, fibrous riebeckite (crocidolite) and tremolite share the amphibole structure but largely differ in terms of their iron content and oxidation state. In asbestos toxicology, iron-generated free radicals are largely held as one of the causes of asbestos malignant effect.
Andreozzi GB +4 more
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The health effects of short fiber chrysotile and amphibole asbestos
Critical Reviews in Toxicology, 2022 The potential toxic effects of short chrysotile and amphibole asbestos fibers with lengths
David M Bernstein
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Preparation methodology evaluation of rat pulmonary tissues containing mineral fibers following inhalation exposure to Libby amphibole asbestos [PDF]
Journal of Occupational Medicine and ToxicologyBackground Inhaled mineral fibers including asbestos are associated with lung cancer and pleural disease. In this study, we evaluated methodologies for mineral fiber isolation with subsequent physical and chemical characterization from pulmonary tissues ...
Jamie S. Richey +11 more
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Application of artificial intelligence in the analysis of asbestos fibers [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthAutomated asbestos fiber detection and identification has been the goal of asbestos microscopists for decades. The advent of inexpensive memory, fast digital processing, machine learning, and microscope automation provide the enabling platform for ...
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Comparative analysis of asbestos body and fiber content in formalin-fixed vs. paraffin-embedded lung tissue [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthIntroductionAsbestos body and fiber burdens may be determined using different preparations of lung tissue. Paraffin-embedded tissue requires more complex steps than formalin-fixed tissue.
Barbara K. Kuhn +5 more
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Evaluation of the genotoxic and transformation potential induced by asbestos compared to cleavage fragments [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe World Health Organization has confirmed that asbestos fibres are carcinogenic, claiming that asbestos-related diseases should be eradicated worldwide.
Sebastiano La Maestra +4 more
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