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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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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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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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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Comparison of various methodological approaches to model asbestos thresholds for mesothelioma [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthBackgroundThere is evidence to support several modes of action (MoAs), and particularly non-genotoxic MoAs, for mesothelioma induced by asbestiform elongate mineral particles (EMPs).
Julie E. Goodman +2 more
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Habit of elongate amphibole particles as a predictor of mesothelial carcinogenicity [PDF]
Toxicology ReportsIntroduction: Amphiboles are a class of minerals that are abundantly present in the environment. Amphiboles may exist in several habits, with asbestiform particles behaving like typical amphibole asbestos and non-asbestiform (or massive) reported to be ...
Andrey A. Korchevskiy, Ann G. Wylie
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Amphibole fibres in Chinese chrysotile asbestos [PDF]
The Annals of Occupational Hygiene, 2001 Abstract Ten chrysotile bulk samples originating from six Chinese chrysotile mines were studied for amphibole fibres. Five of the mines operate on ultramafic rocks whereas one exploits a dolomite-hosted deposit. The asbestos fibre content in lung tissue was examined from seven deceased workers of the Shenyang asbestos plant using these ...
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Infra Red Spectroscopy of the Regulated Asbestos Amphiboles [PDF]
Minerals, 2018 Vibrational spectroscopies (Fourier Transform Infra Red, FTIR, and Raman) are exceptionally valuable tools for the identification and crystal–chemical study of fibrous minerals, and asbestos amphiboles in particular. Raman spectroscopy has been widely applied in toxicological studies and thus a large corpus of reference data on regulated species is ...
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