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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

Asbestos Programs Branch Update [PDF]

, 2002
Newsletter of the Texas Department of Health Asbestos Programs Branch discussing news and updates of the agency; changes to laws, regulations, and other policies related to asbestos usage and removal; and other asbestos-related ...
Texas. Department of Health. Asbestos Programs Branch.
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Economic Impacts on British Columbia of Transporting Asbestos Fibre on the Cassiar-Stewart Highway: [PDF]

, 1977
The purpose of this brief is to introduce officials of the British Columbia Government to the concept of an alternative transport route for carrying asbestos fibre from Cassiar, B.C., to Vancouver for furtherance to world markets.

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Petrogenesis of Unusual Occurrence of Amphibole Asbestos in Mohave County, Arizona and Clark County, Nevada

, 2019
The term “asbestos” applies to six types of fibrous amphiboles or chrysotile with specific morphologies that are commercially mined and processed. Inhaling asbestos fibers is known to cause many negative health effects, including mesothelioma, several ...
Austin, Tomoyo
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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

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
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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
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Letter to the Editor: ‘Asbestosis Requiring Lung Transplantation in a Retired Hairdresser: An Occupational Exposure to Comb Through’

Respirology Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 10, October 2025.
Evan Anderson, Shannon Meyler, Alexa Gallagher, Tina Cardona, Benjamin Ellis, Jennifer Ellis, Michael Holton   +6 more
wiley   +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
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Mineralogical Asbestos Assessment in the Southern Apennines (Italy): A Review

Fibers, 2019
This paper deals with petrography and mineralogy of serpentinitic rocks occurring in the Southern Apennines (Italy) with the aim to review the already available literature data and furnish new details on asbestos minerals present in the studied area. Two
Maria Carmela Dichicco, Michele Paternoster, Giovanna Rizzo, Rosa Sinisi   +3 more
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