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Environmental and Health: The Importance of Tremolite Occurence in the Pollino Geopark (Southern Italy)

Geosciences, 2018
Worldwide studies have been done about the toxicity and carcinogenicity of asbestos minerals occurring in ophiolitic rocks. Inhalation of asbestos due to environmental exposure could cause malignant mesothelioma and lung cancers.
Maria Carmela Dichicco, Salvatore Laurita, Rosa Sinisi, Raimondo Battiloro, Giovanna Rizzo   +4 more
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Asbestos exposure and asbestosis mortality in Italian cement‐asbestos cohorts: Dose‐response relationship and the role of competing death causes

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Volume 67, Issue 9, Page 813-822, September 2024.
Abstract Objectives In Italy, asbestos was used intensively until its ban in 1992, which was extended for asbestos cement factories until 1994. The aim of this study was to evaluate the dose–response between asbestos exposure and asbestosis mortality across a pool of Italian occupational cohorts, taking into account the presence of competing risks ...
Paolo Girardi, Sara Rigoni, Daniela Ferrante, Stefano Silvestri, Alessia Angelini, Francesco Cuccaro, Enrico Oddone, Massimo Vicentini, Francesco Barone‐Adesi, Sara Tunesi, Enrica Migliore, Francesca Roncaglia, Orietta Sala, Roberta Pirastu, Elisabetta Chellini, Lucia Miligi, Patrizia Perticaroli, Vittoria Bressan, Enzo Merler, Danila Azzolina, Alessandro Marinaccio, Stefania Massari, Corrado Magnani   +22 more
wiley   +1 more source

Conditioned medium from asbestos-exposed fibroblasts affects proliferation and invasion of lung cancer cell lines.

PLoS ONE, 2019
The importance of the role of fibroblasts in cancer microenvironment is well-recognized. However, the relationship between fibroblasts and asbestos-induced lung cancer remains underexplored.
Seunghye Yu, Hee-Hyun Choi, Il Won Kim, Tae-Jung Kim   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Occupational asbestos exposure and risk of esophageal cancer: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

International Journal of Cancer, Volume 154, Issue 11, Page 1920-1929, 1 June 2024.
What's new? Asbestos exposure is linked to cancer and can occur in different ways, including via ingestion or inhalation. For esophageal cancer (EC), while an association is strongly suspected, the interplay between asbestos exposure and risk remains unclear.
Monireh Sadat Seyyedsalehi, Paolo Boffetta   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Morphological characteristics of asbestos in ground bulk mineral powders

Frontiers in Geochemistry
IntroductionDifferences exist in the morphological features of asbestos and the abilities of measuring tools over the spectrum of the particle size distribution in ground bulk mineral powders.
Julie Warner Pier
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Magmatic, Metamorphic and Structural History of the Variscan Lizard Ophiolite and Metamorphic Sole, Cornwall, UK

Tectonics, Volume 43, Issue 4, April 2024.
Abstract The Lizard ophiolite, Cornwall, South‐West England, is the largest and best‐preserved ophiolite within the Variscan orogenic belt. It forms part of the Rheic‐Rhenohercynian suture zone, and was obducted northwestward onto the passive continental margin of Avalonia (Laurussia) during the Middle Devonian.
Tobermory C. Mackay‐Champion, Michael P. Searle, Simon Tapster, Nick M. W. Roberts, Robin K. Shail, Richard M. Palin, George H. Willment, Josh T. Evans   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Real-time measurement of fibers using an HY-differential mobility analyzer with an optical particle counter (KOFAM).

PLoS ONE, 2017
This study investigated the applicability of an HY-differential mobility analyzer with an optical particle counter (HY-DMA/OPC), named as KOFAM, for counting fibrous matters in real time. Fibers separated from particles by the HY-DMA were counted with an
Sungwon Choi, Kwangmyung Jang, Kyunghoon Park, Hyunwook Kim   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cumulative asbestos exposure and mortality from asbestos related diseases in a pooled analysis of 21 asbestos cement cohorts in Italy

Environmental Health, 2019
Background Despite the available information on cancer risk, asbestos is used in large areas in the world, mostly in the production of asbestos cement.
Ferdinando Luberto, Daniela Ferrante, Stefano Silvestri, Alessia Angelini, Francesco Cuccaro, Anna Maria Nannavecchia, Enrico Oddone, Massimo Vicentini, Francesco Barone-Adesi, Tiziana Cena, Dario Mirabelli, Lucia Mangone, Francesca Roncaglia, Orietta Sala, Simona Menegozzo, Roberta Pirastu, Danila Azzolina, Sara Tunesi, Elisabetta Chellini, Lucia Miligi, Patrizia Perticaroli, Aldo Pettinari, Vittoria Bressan, Enzo Merler, Paolo Girardi, Lucia Bisceglia, Alessandro Marinaccio, Stefania Massari, Corrado Magnani, the working group   +29 more
doaj   +1 more source

Amphibole Asbestos Exposure Metrics for a Superfund Community

ISEE Conference Abstracts, 2014
Background: Libby, Montana, located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States, was home to workers at a historical vermiculite mining facility.
Curtis Noonan*, Kathrene Conway, Erin Landguth, Tracy McNew, Laura Linker, Jean Pfau, Brad Black, Jaime Szeinuk, Raja Flores   +8 more
openaire   +1 more source

Heavy Liquid Separation Method for Enhancement of Trace Asbestos Detection

Crystals
Powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) is a widely accepted technique for detecting trace asbestos content in solid samples. However, accurately quantifying asbestos concentrations below 0.5 wt% presents significant challenges with XRD alone.
Sasithorn Chornkrathok, Przemyslaw Dera, Phuong Q. H. Nguyen, Robert T. Downs   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source