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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 +1 more
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Petrography of the amphibolite, serpentine, and associated asbestos deposits of Belvidere mountain, Vermont [PDF]
Geological Society of America Bulletin, 1905 Early Views on the Stratigraphy of Vermont The occurrence of serpentine and associated minerals was early known to the pioneer geologists of Vermont. In the report prepared by Professor Edward Hitchcock and his co-workers (1861) frequent mention is made of them, and it is stated that in many instances more or less asbestos and talc, in several ...
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Identifying and managing asbestiform minerals in geological collections [PDF]
, 2016 Asbestos is widely recognised as a serious hazard, and its industrial use is now banned within the UK, and EU, and strict regulations govern the use of older manufactured materials which may contain asbestos.
Davidson, Peter +3 more
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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 +7 more
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Morphological characteristics of asbestos in ground bulk mineral powders
Frontiers in GeochemistryIntroductionDifferences 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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Presence of asbestiform minerals in lightweight concretes: their environmental impact [PDF]
, 2015 Lightweight concrete has a lower unit weight than conventional concrete and a high thermal insulation capacity. It is manufactured with either natural or artificial lightweight aggregates. Vermiculite, one of the natural lightweight aggregates used, is a
Bonalumi, Aldo +4 more
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Mapping Asbestos-Cement Roofing with Hyperspectral Remote Sensing over a Large Mountain Region of the Italian Western Alps [PDF]
, 2014 The World Health Organization estimates that 100 thousand people in the world die every year from asbestos-related cancers and more than 300 thousand European citizens are expected to die from asbestos-related mesothelioma by 2030.
A. Marchesi +8 more
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Salāmat-i kār-i Īrān, 2012 Background and aims : Asbestos minerals are divided into two main groups including serpentine and amphiboles and each has one or more subgroups. These minerals have been used in industrial products such as cement-asbestos sheet and pipe,
H Marioryad, H Kakooei
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Caracterización de algunos minerales asbestiformes de uso industrial [PDF]
, 2010 A mineralogical and morphologic characterization of some asbestiformes minerals of common use in the industry was made. Natural samples of chrysotile, lizardite and antigorite of the serpentine group; and actinolite, tremolite and anthophyllite of the ...
Lescano, Leticia +2 more
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Study on genotoxicity, oxidative stress biomarkers and clinical symptoms in workers of an asbestos-cement factory [PDF]
, 2015 The purpose of the present study was to investigate whether the markers of oxidative stress could be altered in workers exposed to asbestos. A comparative cross-sectional research was conducted in a group of 50 subjects exposed to asbestos and another ...
Abdollahi, Mohammad +3 more
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