Associated minerals in chrysotile deposits and their potential health risks [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthChrysotile samples from different deposits and the UICC-A and UICC-B standards have been analyzed by a procedure in which the chrysotile is removed by successive treatments in hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide, followed by transmission electron ...
Eric J. Chatfield
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Synthesis of Ni-Doped Tremolite Fibers to Help Clarify the Aetiology of the Cytotoxic Outcome of Asbestos [PDF]
Nanomaterials, 2023 Asbestos fibers act as complex crystal-chemical reservoirs susceptible of releasing potentially toxic elements (such as ions impurities) into the lung cellular environment during permanency and dissolution. To comprehend the exact pathological mechanisms
Andrea Bloise +3 more
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Dissolution Reaction and Surface Modification of UICC Amosite in Mimicked Gamble’s Solution: A Step towards Filling the Gap between Asbestos Toxicity and Its Crystal Chemical Features [PDF]
Nanomaterials, 2023 This study focuses on the dissolution process and surface characterization of amosite fibres following interaction with a mimicked Gamble’s solution at a pH of 4.5 and T = 37 °C, up to 720 h.
Alessandro Pacella +11 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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Evaluation of asbestos dispersion during laser ablation of rocks containing Naturally Occurring Asbestos (NOA) [PDF]
HeliyonHealth risks are often overlooked when the short-term consequences are not immediately apparent. During restoration work, cleaning actions can generate particles that pose health risks to workers through inhalation.
Andrea Bloise +11 more
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Characterization of talc deposits in ultramafic rocks of Gebel El Maiyit and its economic feasibility [PDF]
Scientific ReportsA comprehensive, multiscale investigation, integrating remote sensing, mineralogy, whole rock chemistry, Electron Microprobe (EMP), and stable isotopes (oxygen-18O and carbon-13C), was undertaken to assess the feasibility of talc deposits and their host ...
Ibrahim A. Salem +3 more
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Location characteristics of tremolite jade from Dahua, Guangxi
地质科技通报, 2021 The tremolite jade found in Dahua County, Guangxi Province, is a new type of tremolite jade that has only appeared in the past two years with a low degree of research. But the jade in this production area occupies a large share in the market.
Zuowei Yin, Wenwei Wang, Qingchao Zhou
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Features of Working on Breathing to Eliminate Tremolation in the Process of Learning to Sing [PDF]
Музыкальное искусство и образование, 2020 The article deals with the problem of eliminating one of the most common drawbacks in students’ singing – the presence of tremolation in the sound.
Zhang Ying
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Occurrence and characterization of tremolite asbestos from the Mid Atlantic Ridge
Scientific Reports, 2021 Tremolite is one of the most common amphibole species and, in the fibrous form (i.e., characterized by crystals/particles consisting of fibres with length > 5 µm, width 3), one of the six asbestos minerals.
Dario Di Giuseppe +8 more
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Evolution history of north Anarak, Central Iran ophiolitic olistoliths using petrographical and mineral chemistry studies [PDF]
پترولوژی, 2021 Anarak ophiolite, belonging to Paleozoic, formed along with the tectonic evolution of the Paleo- Tethys Ocean, consisting of meta- peridotites of mantle and crust, cumulate rocks, massive gabbros, pillow lava, basic and ultrabasic dikes, rodingite and ...
Elahe Zarei +2 more
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