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Asbestos Mineral vs. Asbestos

open access: yesAsian Medical Journal and Alternative Medicine, 2010
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Asbestos consumption, asbestos exposure and asbestos-related occupational diseases in Germany

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 2006
Like in most industrial countries, asbestos is a leading cause of occupational diseases, especially malignant diseases, in Germany. Following the increased consumption of asbestos after World War I, the recognition of asbestos related diseases developed.
O, Hagemeyer, H, Otten, T, Kraus
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Hemolysis by asbestos

Environmental Research, 1971
Abstract Chrysotile asbestos hemolyses erythrocytes within 10 minutes and over a wide range of pH. Other forms of asbestos show varying hemolytic activities which are related to the magnesium:silicon ratio of each form studied. Erythrocytes from different species of animals show different degrees of hemolysis when exposed to chrysotile, amosite, and ...
J S, Harington, K, Miller, G, Macnab
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Asbestos in Scotland

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health, 2004
This paper outlines the asbestos hazard in Scotland and draws upon a systematic oral history project to analyze from the workers' perspective the nature of exposure, the limitations of government regulatory initiatives, and the ramifications of contracting asbestos-related diseases for sufferers and their families.
Gorman, Thomas   +3 more
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Orientation of asbestos in asbestos cement

Cement and Concrete Research, 1979
The orientation of asbestos fibers in abestos cement can be described by a directional distribution function characterized by two parameters: 1. σ12 — the distribution dispersion in a plane normal to the direction of the external pressure applied in forming the product (XOY plane), and 2. σ22 — the distribution dispersion in a plane containing
L.S. Zevin, I.M. Zevin
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