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- Author:
- Charlene A. Winters; Sandra W. Kuntz; Clarann Weinert; Brad Black
- Source:
- Applied environmental education and communication 2014 v.13 no.4 pp. 213-226
- ISSN:
- 1533-0389
- Subject:
- National Institutes of Health; asbestos; case studies; environmental education; outreach; public research; rural communities; scientists
- Abstract:
- ... As a means to involve the public in research , the National Institutes of Health (NIH) established the Partners in Research Program and solicited research grant applications from academic/scientific institutions and community organizations that proposed to forge partnerships: (a) to study methods and strategies to engage and inform the public regarding health science, and (b) to increase scientist ...
- DOI:
- 10.1080/1533015X.2014.970718
- PubMed:
- 25568639
- PubMed Central:
- PMC4284076
- https://doi.org/10.1080/1533015X.2014.970718
- Author:
- Sarina Claassens; Peet Jansen van Rensburg; Danica Liebenberg; Leon van Rensburg
- Source:
- Water, air, and soil pollution 2012 v.223 no.3 pp. 1091-1100
- ISSN:
- 0049-6979
- Subject:
- acid phosphatase; alkaline phosphatase; asbestos; coal; community structure; fatty acids; functional properties; microbial biomass; microbial communities; urease
- Abstract:
- ... Previous studies have made some progress with the use of microbial community properties as assessment criteria for rehabilitation success of post-mining areas. Currently, there is a need for reference ranges of specific properties in rehabilitated post-mining sites to make this approach more practical. The aim of this investigation was to compare assessment parameters indicative of microbial commu ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s11270-011-0927-1
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-011-0927-1
- Author:
- MIHI YANG
- Source:
- Journal of environmental science and health 2011 v.29 no.3 pp. 223-249
- ISSN:
- 1532-4095
- Subject:
- aromatic amines; arsenic; asbestos; benzene; benzo(a)pyrene; biomarkers; bladder; carcinogenesis; carcinogenicity; carcinogens; chromium; climate; climate change; developed countries; developing countries; electromagnetic radiation; formaldehyde; genes; heavy metals; insulating materials; leukemia; manufacturing; mesothelioma; mining; monitoring; nanoparticles; nickel; occupational exposure; pollutants; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; quality of life; radon; rubber; silica; smoking (habit); solvents; vinyl chloride; wood; Scandinavia
- Abstract:
- ... This review is focused on current information of avoidable environmental pollution and occupational exposure as causes of cancer. Approximately 2% to 8% of all cancers are thought to be due to occupation. In addition, occupational and environmental cancers have their own characteristics, e.g., specific chemicals and cancers, multiple factors, multiple causation and interaction, or latency period. ...
- DOI:
- 10.1080/10590501.2011.601848
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10590501.2011.601848
- Author:
- Maurizio Tommasini; Alessandro Bacciottini; Monica Gherardelli
- Source:
- ISPRS international journal of geo-information 2019 v.8 no.3 pp. -
- ISSN:
- 2220-9964
- Subject:
- aerial surveys; asbestos; buildings; computer software; geographic information systems; health effects assessments; human health; information systems; metropolitan areas; Italy
- Abstract:
- ... Exposure to asbestos fibers implies a long-term risk for human health; therefore, the development of information systems that are able to detect the extent and status of asbestos over a certain territory has become a priority. This work presents a tool (based on the geographic information system open source software, QGIS) that is conceived for automatically identifying buildings with asbestos roo ...
- DOI:
- 10.3390/ijgi8030131
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi8030131
- Author:
- Sébastien R. David; Valérie A. Geoffroy
- Source:
- Microorganisms 2020 v.8 no.12 pp. -
- ISSN:
- 2076-2607
- Subject:
- Pseudomonas; asbestos; bacteria; bioremediation; cement; chelation; gypsum; humans; iron; siderophores; soil; solubilization; toxicity; weathering
- Abstract:
- ... Asbestos, silicate minerals present in soil and used for building constructions for many years, are highly toxic due primarily to the presence of high concentrations of the transition metal iron. Microbial weathering of asbestos occurs through various alteration mechanisms. Siderophores, complex agents specialized in metal chelation, are common mechanisms described in mineral alteration. Solubiliz ...
- DOI:
- 10.3390/microorganisms8121870
- https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8121870
- Author:
- G. Trancone; D. Spasiano; M. Race; V. Luongo; A. Petrella; F. Pirozzi; U. Fratino; A.F. Piccinni
- Source:
- Chemosphere 2022 v.300 pp. 134500
- ISSN:
- 0045-6535
- Subject:
- anaerobic digestion; asbestos; biogas; biological treatment; cement; energy; fermentation; glucose; wastes
- Abstract:
- ... The use of biological processes for the treatment of asbestos cement waste (ACW) has gained interest in recent years. Nevertheless, this methodology is not yet consolidated because of the incomplete ACW conversion during the biological treatment and the consequent need for further treatments that generally require a high amount of energy and chemicals. In this study, the efficiency of both mesophi ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134500
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134500
- Author:
- Elena Filimonova; Natalia Lukina; Margarita Glazyrina; Galina Borisova; Tripti; Adarsh Kumar; Maria Maleva
- Source:
- Journal of forestry research 2020 v.31 no.6 pp. 2111-2120
- ISSN:
- 1007-662X
- Subject:
- Epipactis; asbestos; biodiversity; chemical composition; chromium; cobalt; comparative study; ecophysiology; endangered species; forest communities; fruits; granite; iron; leaf blade; magnesium; mining; mycorrhizae; nickel; nitrogen; pH; phosphorus; roots; serpentine; serpentine soils; shoots; viability; Russia
- Abstract:
- ... The objective of this study was to compare eco-physiological and morphological parameters of a regionally endangered orchid species, Epipactis atrorubens (Hoffm. ex Bernh.) Bess., growing in two forest communities (on serpentine and granite outcrops) of the Middle Urals, Russia. Biodiversity, dominance, and phytocoenosis studies showed the colonization of a wide range of plant species on both site ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s11676-019-01010-y
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11676-019-01010-y
- Author:
- Heng Xiao; Kuanrong Qiu; Xiaolong Gou; Qiang Ou
- Source:
- Applied energy 2013 v.112 no. pp. 1161-1165
- ISSN:
- 0306-2619
- Subject:
- asbestos; batteries; combustion; generators (equipment); heat transfer; insulating materials; lead; pipelines; temperature
- Abstract:
- ... This paper presents a flameless catalytic combustion-based thermoelectric power generator that uses commercial thermoelectric modules. The structure of the thermoelectric generator (TEG) is introduced and the power performance is measured based on a designed circuit system. The open circuit voltage of the TEG is about 7.3V. The maximum power output can reach up to 6.5W when the load resistance mat ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.01.078
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.01.078
- Author:
- Alfred Sommer; Krishna S Vyas
- Source:
- American journal of clinical nutrition 2012 v.96 no.5 pp. 1204S-1206S
- ISSN:
- 0002-9165
- Subject:
- antioxidants; asbestos; beta-carotene; biotransformation; blindness; chronic diseases; clinical nutrition; clinical trials; death; dietary nutrient sources; immunocompetence; lung neoplasms; lutein; lycopene; observational studies; organogenesis; risk; vitamin A; vitamin deficiencies; zeaxanthin
- Abstract:
- ... The clinical importance of vitamin A as an essential nutrient has become increasingly clear. Adequate vitamin A is required for normal organogenesis, immune competence, tissue differentiation, and the visual cycle. Deficiency, which is widespread throughout the developing world, is responsible for a million or more instances of unnecessary death and blindness each year. β-Carotene is an important, ...
- DOI:
- 10.3945/ajcn.112.034868
- https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.112.034868
- Author:
- Hafsa Jamshaid; Rajesh Mishra
- Source:
- The journal of the Textile Institute 2016 v.107 no.7 pp. 923-937
- ISSN:
- 1754-2340
- Subject:
- asbestos; basalt; fabrics; lava; melting; raw materials; spinning; temperature; textile fibers
- Abstract:
- ... The nature is continually providing varied resources for creating textile materials for various applications. Although many textile fibers in the nature are provided with the fibrous kind itself it additionally offers raw materials that may be changed and formed into a filament in a way similar to the melt and solution spinning of other textile fibers. Basalt is an igneous rock, which is solidifie ...
- DOI:
- 10.1080/00405000.2015.1071940
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00405000.2015.1071940
- Author:
- Sun-Ju Nam Goung; Jinho Yang; Yoon Shin Kim; Cheol Min Lee
- Source:
- Environmental science and pollution research international 2015 v.22 no.9 pp. 7176-7182
- ISSN:
- 0944-1344
- Subject:
- air quality; asbestos; bacteria; carbon dioxide; carbon monoxide; combustion; construction materials; finishing; formaldehyde; golf courses; issues and policy; nicotine; nitrogen dioxide; ozone; pollutants; radon; volatile organic compounds
- Abstract:
- ... The aims of this study were to provide basic data for determining policies on air quality for multi-user facilities, including the legal enrollment of the indoor air quality regulation as designated by the Ministry of Environment, and to establish control plans. To this end, concentrations of ten pollutants (PM₁₀, carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO₂), nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), formaldehyde (HC ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s11356-014-3947-8
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-014-3947-8
- Author:
- Irina Raiko; Hans-Peter Rihs; Jan Gleichenhagen; Ingrid Sander; Jens Kollmeier; Martin Lehnert; Thomas Brüning; Georg Johnen
- Source:
- Biochemical and biophysical research communications 2017 v.486 pp. 526-532
- ISSN:
- 0006-291X
- Subject:
- antibodies; asbestos; biomarkers; cost effectiveness; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; gender; histology; mesothelioma; patients; polypeptides; rabbits
- Abstract:
- ... Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is a fatal disease mostly associated with asbestos exposure and difficult to detect by non-invasive methods. This study aimed to use recombinant fragments of the megakaryocyte potentiating factor (MPF) for the development of cost-effective MPF ELISAs. Three polypeptides spanning the MPF region (MPF1-148, MPF 34-288, MPF/MSLN254-400) were produced in E.coli as maltose-bi ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.bbrc.2017.03.077
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2017.03.077
- Author:
- M. H. Al-Kindi; R. Hird
- Source:
- Environmental earth sciences 2020 v.79 no.16 pp. 381
- ISSN:
- 1866-6280
- Subject:
- Proterozoic eon; agricultural land; asbestos; carbonates; karsts; land use; residential areas; tectonics; Oman
- Abstract:
- ... Oman has a diverse geology and physiography as a result of its location close to active tectonic plates. Oceanic and continental rocks spanning in age from the Proterozoic to the Tertiary are overlain by mobile sediments of the Quaternary. Infrastructure is expanding due to demands for industrial and residential land and associated transport networks, though the geology can abate this progress. Sh ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s12665-020-09124-x
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-020-09124-x
- Author:
- Raynard Christianson Sanito; Marcelo Bernuy-Zumaeta; Sheng-Jie You; Ya-Fen Wang
- Source:
- Journal of environmental management 2022 pp. 115243
- ISSN:
- 0301-4797
- Subject:
- asbestos; chemical composition; electric arc; energy; fly ash; heat; microwave treatment; pollution control; radioactive waste; sludge; vitrification; waste treatment
- Abstract:
- ... Vitrification technology provides a solution for the issue of safe disposal of hazardous waste containing harmful chemical composition and organic pollutants. This review discusses application of vitrification technologies to treat hazardous waste including, asbestos, fly ash, electronic sludge, nuclear waste, medical waste and radioactive waste. Vitrification processes via Joule heating, microwav ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115243
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115243
- Author:
- Alessio Miatto; Heinz Schandl; Luigi Forlin; Fabio Ronzani; Paolo Borin; Andrea Giordano; Hiroki Tanikawa
- Source:
- Resources, conservation, and recycling 2019 v.142 pp. 245-256
- ISSN:
- 0921-3449
- Subject:
- aerial photography; asbestos; buildings; case studies; construction materials; databases; energy efficiency; inventories; issues and policy; longevity; models; wastes; China; India
- Abstract:
- ... This research employed a spatially explicit analysis to calculate the total material stock and demolition waste flows for Padua, a medium sized Italian city, for the period 1902–2007. The analysis of maps and aerial photographs allowed for the calculation of building lifespan, which grew until the second half of the twentieth century, but had a sharp decline during the 1990’s caused by a wave of u ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.resconrec.2018.12.011
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2018.12.011
- Author:
- Catherine Metayer; Ghislaine Scelo; Alice Y. Kang; Robert B. Gunier; Kyndaron Reinier; Suzanne Lea; Jeffrey S. Chang; Steve Selvin; Janice Kirsch; Vonda Crouse; Monique Does; Patricia Quinlan; S. Katharine Hammond
- Source:
- Environmental Research 2016 v.151 pp. 174-183
- ISSN:
- 0013-9351
- Subject:
- Latinos; asbestos; childhood; children; chlorinated hydrocarbons; combustion; confidence interval; dust; ethers; fathers; lymphocytic leukemia; metals; myeloid leukemia; occupational exposure; odds ratio; paints; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; regression analysis; risk; solvents; wood; California
- Abstract:
- ... Data on parental occupational exposures and risk of childhood leukemia lack specificity. Using 19 task-based job modules, we examined the relationship between occupational exposure to organic solvents and other compounds and the risk of leukemia in children.Latino (48%) and non-Latino (52%) children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL; n=670), acute myeloid leukemia (AML; n=104), and controls ( ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.envres.2016.06.047
- PubMed:
- 27494537
- PubMed Central:
- PMC5071154
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2016.06.047
- Author:
- M. Vishnu Sreejith; K.S. Aradhana; M. Varsha; M.K. Cyrus; C.T. Aravindakumar; Usha K. Aravind
- Source:
- Science of the total environment 2021 v.783 pp. 147066
- ISSN:
- 0048-9697
- Subject:
- anhydrides; asbestos; dust; ethofumesate; furniture; metabolites; metaldehyde; metropolitan areas; plasticizers; pollution; India
- Abstract:
- ... Indoor dust is an important matrix that exposes humans to a broad spectrum of chemicals. The information on the occurrence of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs), their metabolites, and re-emerging contaminants in indoor dust is rather limited. As the indoor environment is exposed to various chemicals from personal care products, furniture, building materials, machineries and cooking/cleaning ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147066
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147066
- Author:
- Sophie Sneddon; Justine S. Leon; Ian M. Dick; Gemma Cadby; Nola Olsen; Fraser Brims; Richard J.N. Allcock; Eric K. Moses; Phillip E. Melton; Nicholas de Klerk; A.W. (Bill) Musk; Bruce W.S. Robinson; Jenette Creaney
- Source:
- Gene 2015 v.563 pp. 103-105
- ISSN:
- 0378-1119
- Subject:
- asbestos; disease incidence; genes; germ cells; high-throughput nucleotide sequencing; mesothelioma; patients; risk; somatic mutation
- Abstract:
- ... Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is a uniformly fatal tumour caused predominantly by exposure to asbestos. It is not known why some exposed individuals get mesothelioma and others do not. There is some epidemiological evidence of host susceptibility. BAP1 gene somatic mutations and allelic loss are common in mesothelioma and recently a BAP1 cancer syndrome was described in which affected individuals an ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.gene.2015.03.031
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gene.2015.03.031
- Author:
- Ernest M. M. Marwa; Andrew A. Meharg; Clive M. Rice
- Source:
- Communications in soil science and plant analysis 2011 v.42 no.10 pp. 1123-1142
- ISSN:
- 1532-2416
- Subject:
- agricultural soils; asbestos; chemical analysis; chromium; humans; lung neoplasms; nickel; risk; sepiolite; toxic substances
- Abstract:
- ... The study assessed accessory minerals and metals in Tanzanian vermiculites with respect to their potential suitability for agricultural applications. Mineral and chemical analyses were involved. Pot experiments were also conducted to assess plant uptake of metals from soil with vermiculites. Fibrous sepiolite and amphiboles were minerals of health concern found in some samples. The sepiolite fiber ...
- DOI:
- 10.1080/00103624.2011.566958
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00103624.2011.566958
- Author:
- Yu. N. Vodyanitskii; A. T. Savichev
- Source:
- Moscow University soil science bulletin 2021 v.76 no.4 pp. 177-185
- ISSN:
- 0147-6874
- Subject:
- acetic acid; asbestos; asymmetry; calcium; cement; equipment; magnesium; soil pollution; wastes
- Abstract:
- ... Soil pollution with heavy metals (HMs) was studied using sequential static chemical extraction methods. Amounts of heavy metals extracted by acetic acid were determined. New equipment for dynamic HM extraction makes it possible to produce extractograms, thus opening up new possibilities: the number of particle groups differing in resistance to a given reagent and statistical parameters of each of ...
- DOI:
- 10.3103/S0147687421040086
- https://doi.org/10.3103/S0147687421040086
- Author:
- Chang-Jin Ma; Gong-Unn Kang
- Source:
- Water, air, and soil pollution 2017 v.228 no.1 pp. 50
- ISSN:
- 0049-6979
- Subject:
- anxiety; asbestos; cities; energy-dispersive X-ray analysis; fever; guidelines; health hazards; maximum contaminant level; neoplasms; people; risk; scanning electron microscopy; tap water; water supply; wind; Japan; Korean Peninsula; United States
- Abstract:
- ... Although every year, thousands of people die from asbestos-related diseases, many people disregard things that are past. Meanwhile, a lot of people, in particular, in many Asia countries that have no guideline values for waterborne asbestos are currently in a fever of anxiety about the possibility of its health hazards. This study focused on a grasping the actual situation of asbestos in household ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s11270-016-3225-0
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-016-3225-0
- Author:
- Wu Lei; Ortiz Carlos P.; Jerolmack Douglas J.
- Source:
- Langmuir 2017 v.33 no.2 pp. 622-629
- ISSN:
- 1520-5827
- Subject:
- asbestos; carbon nanotubes; colloids; glass; industry; laboratory experimentation; prediction
- Abstract:
- ... Colloidal aggregation is a canonical example of disordered growth far from equilibrium and has been extensively studied for the case of spherical monomers. Many particles encountered in industry and the environment are highly elongated; however, the control of particle shape on aggregation kinetics and structure is not well-known. Here, we explore this control in laboratory experiments that docume ...
- DOI:
- 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b03962
- PubMed:
- 27931099
- PubMed Central:
- PMC5283798
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b03962
- Author:
- Yueguang Xue; Liuxiang Wang; Yiming Zhang; Yuliang Zhao; Ying Liu
- Source:
- Journal of hazardous materials 2022 v.434 pp. 128937
- ISSN:
- 0304-3894
- Subject:
- DNA damage; air pollution; asbestos; epigenetics; inflammation; lung neoplasms; lungs; second hand smoke; toxicity; urbanization
- Abstract:
- ... Air pollution is a global health problem, especially in the context of rapid economic development and the expansion of urbanization. Herein, we discuss the harmful effects of outdoor and indoor pollution on the lungs. Ambient particulate matters (PMs) from industrial and vehicle exhausts is associated with lung cancer. Workers exposed to asbestos, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and toxic ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128937
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128937
- Author:
- Laura Gaggero; Elisa Sanguineti; Adrián Yus González; Gaia Maria Militello; Alberto Scuderi; Giovanni Parisi
- Source:
- Journal of environmental management 2017 v.196 pp. 583-593
- ISSN:
- 0301-4797
- Subject:
- asbestos; data collection; energy-dispersive X-ray analysis; laws and regulations; monitoring; occupational exposure; risk; scanning electron microscopy
- Abstract:
- ... Tunnelling across ophiolitic formation with Naturally Occurring Asbestos (NOA) can release fibres into the environment, exposing workers, and the population, if fibres spread outside the tunnel, leading to increased risk of developing asbestos-related disease. Therefore, a careful plan of environmental monitoring is carried out during Terzo Valico tunnel excavation.In the present study, data of 15 ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.03.055
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.03.055
- Author:
- Yaowei Li; Longyi Shao; Wenhua Wang; Mengyuan Zhang; Xiaolei Feng; Wenjun Li; Daizhou Zhang
- Source:
- Science of the total environment 2020 v.705 pp. 135967
- ISSN:
- 0048-9697
- Subject:
- air; asbestos; calcium sulfate; construction materials; dust; microplastics; physicochemical properties; scanning electron microscopy; synthetic fibers; China
- Abstract:
- ... Airborne fibers are of public concern because of their potential threat to the environment, however their physical and chemical properties are poorly understood. Fibers are defined as having an aspect ratio >3:1. Fiber particles were collected in the near surface air, surface deposited dust and building materials in Beijing. They were examined using analytical scanning electron microscopy. The par ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135967
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135967
- Author:
- Hossein Kakooei; Mohsen Meshkani; Kamal Azam
- Source:
- Atmospheric environment 2013 v.81 pp. 671-675
- ISSN:
- 1352-2310
- Subject:
- air; asbestos; atmospheric chemistry; cement; energy-dispersive X-ray analysis; monitoring; relative humidity; scanning electron microscopy; temperature; traffic; urban areas; Europe; Iran; Korean Peninsula
- Abstract:
- ... Airborne asbestos fiber concentrations were monitored in the urban areas of Tehran, Iran during the period of 23 August to 21 September 2012. The airborne fiber concentrations of 110 air samples collected from 15 different sites in five regions of Tehran. The monitoring sites were located 2.5 m above ground nearby the main street and heavy traffic jam. The ambient air samples were analyzed using s ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.09.022
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.09.022
- Author:
- Lescano Leticia; Marfil Silvina; Maiza Pedro; Sfragulla Jorge; Bonalumi Aldo
- Source:
- Environmental earth sciences 2013 v.70 no.4 pp. 1809-1821
- ISSN:
- 1866-6280
- Subject:
- asbestos; chemical analysis; environmental impact; heat; human health; lung neoplasms; vermiculite; Argentina
- Abstract:
- ... Vermiculites with impurities of amphibole, a dry fine residue and calcined materials from three deposits in the province of Córdoba, Argentina, were studied. From a commercial perspective, amphiboles are considered as “asbestos”, a group of silicate minerals with strong and flexible fibres that are heat resistant and chemically inert, and thus well suited for heat insulation. These fibrous particl ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s12665-013-2268-4
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-013-2268-4
- Author:
- Juan Pablo Ramos-Bonilla; María Fernanda Cely-García; Margarita Giraldo; Pietro Comba; Benedetto Terracini; Roberto Pasetto; Daniela Marsili; Valeria Ascoli; Benjamin Lysaniuk; María Camila Rodríguez; Agata Mazzeo; Rocio del Pilar López Panqueva; Margarita Baldión; Diana Cañón; Luis Gerardo García-Herreros; Bibiana Pinzón; Luis Jorge Hernández; Yordi Alejandro Silva
- Source:
- Environmental research 2019 v.176 pp. 108464
- ISSN:
- 0013-9351
- Subject:
- asbestos; case studies; cities; digital elevation models; exposure pathways; females; geographic information systems; histopathology; industry; landfills; males; medical records; mesothelioma; physicians; remote sensing; soil sampling; sports facilities; surveys; topographic maps; urban areas; Colombia
- Abstract:
- ... The asbestos industry began operations in Colombia in 1942, with an asbestos-cement facility located in the municipality of Sibaté. In recent years residents from Sibaté have been complaining about what they consider is an unusually large number of people diagnosed with asbestos-related diseases in the town. A study to analyze the situation of Sibaté started in 2015, to verify if the number of asb ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.envres.2019.04.031
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2019.04.031
- Author:
- Jeff Wagner
- Source:
- Environmental science 2015 v.17 no.5 pp. 985-996
- ISSN:
- 2050-7895
- Subject:
- X-ray diffraction; asbestos; crushing; energy-dispersive X-ray analysis; geographic information systems; grinding; particle size; polarized light microscopy; scanning electron microscopy; serpentine; serpentinite; transmission electron microscopy; California
- Abstract:
- ... This work investigates potential analytical variability in environmental investigations of natural occurrences of asbestos (NOA) due to intergrown serpentine minerals. Franciscan complex and serpentinite rock samples were obtained from likely NOA sites in coastal Northern California with geographic information system (GIS) maps, then analyzed using polarized light microscopy (PLM), transmission el ...
- DOI:
- 10.1039/c5em00089k
- https://doi.org/10.1039/c5em00089k
- Author:
- Yao, Seydou; DellaVentura, Giancarlo; Petibois, Cyril
- Source:
- Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry 2010 v.397 no.6 pp. 2079-2089
- ISSN:
- 1618-2642
- Subject:
- asbestos; chemistry; drugs; fibrosis; humans; inflammation; mesothelioma; microscopy; pathogenesis; patients; respiratory tract diseases
- Abstract:
- ... Asbestos is a fiber causing lung diseases such as asbestosis and mesothelioma. Although the process involving these diseases remains to be elucidated for developing drugs and treatments, direct consequences of fiber exposure in humans have been clearly demonstrated. These diseases are first characterized by histological heterogeneity and combine chronic inflammation with fibrosis and cellular alte ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s00216-010-3773-x
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-010-3773-x
- Author:
- Damiano Carbonari; Antonella Campopiano; Deborah Ramires; Elisabetta Strafella; Sara Staffolani; Marco Tomasetti; Roberta Curini; Matteo Valentino; Lory Santarelli; Monica Amati
- Source:
- Toxicology 2011 v.288 no.1-3 pp. 34-42
- ISSN:
- 0300-483X
- Subject:
- angiogenesis; asbestos; blood; blood vessels; calcium silicate; cell viability; ceramics; culture media; cytotoxicity; fibroblasts; human umbilical vein endothelial cells; humans; interleukin-6; interleukin-8; mitogen-activated protein kinase; models; phosphorylation; reactive oxygen species; receptors; synthetic fibers; toxicology; transcription factor NF-kappa B; vascular endothelial growth factor A; vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-1; vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2
- Abstract:
- ... Due to the toxic effect of asbestos, other materials with similar chemical–physical characteristics have been introduced to substitute it. We evaluate the angiogenic effect of certain asbestos substitute fibres such as glass fibres (GFs), ceramic fibres (CFs) and wollastonite fibres (WFs) and then compare angiogenic responses to those induced by crocidolite asbestos fibres (AFs). An in vitro model ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.tox.2011.06.016
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tox.2011.06.016
- Author:
- Javiera Cervini-Silva; Antonio- Nieto-Camacho; María Teresa Ramírez-Apan; Virginia Gómez-Vidales; Eduardo Palacios; Ascención Montoya; Elba Ronquillo de Jesús
- Source:
- Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 2015 v.129 pp. 1-6
- ISSN:
- 0927-7765
- Subject:
- additives; anti-inflammatory activity; asbestos; cell viability; clay; colloids; cytotoxicity; edema; feeds; growth retardation; humans; infiltration rate; myeloperoxidase; neoplasms; neutrophils; palygorskite; polyribosomes; protein binding; sepiolite
- Abstract:
- ... Produced worldwide at 1.2m tons per year, fibrous clays are used in the production of pet litter, animal feed stuff to roof parcels, construction and rheological additives, and other applications needing to replace long-fiber length asbestos. To the authors’ knowledge, however, information on the beneficial effects of fibrous clays on health remains scarce. This paper reports on the anti-inflammat ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2015.03.019
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2015.03.019
- Author:
- A. Kere; N. Sadiki; X. Py; V. Goetz
- Source:
- Energy conversion and management 2014 v.88 pp. 113-119
- ISSN:
- 0196-8904
- Subject:
- air; asbestos; calcium silicate; ceramics; temperature; thermal conductivity; thermal energy; wastes
- Abstract:
- ... Recycled ceramics made of inertized asbestos containing wastes have been submitted to high pressure/temperature cycling tests in the operating range of ACAES and CSP applications. Ten successive cycles between room conditions and 610°C/30bars for a cumulated duration of 2500h lead to a validation of the ability of the material to resist to those constrains. The Wollastonite/Augite initial structur ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.enconman.2014.08.008
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2014.08.008
34. Application of asbestos management index and asbestos recognition in public buildings in South Korea
- Author:
- Sung Ho Hwang; Wha Me Park
- Source:
- Human and ecological risk assessment 2016 v.22 no.7 pp. 1542-1551
- ISSN:
- 1549-7860
- Subject:
- asbestos; buildings; risk; risk communication; South Korea
- Abstract:
- ... An asbestos management index (AMI) that reflects the risks to residential health and physical damage to asbestos-containing buildings, and suggests an optimal risk communication methodology through recognition test results obtained from residents sharing common buildings, was developed for this study. The test was followed by a management class evaluation and was executed by applying the developed ...
- DOI:
- 10.1080/10807039.2016.1197768
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10807039.2016.1197768
- Author:
- J. J. Bezuidenhout; D. Liebenberg; S. Claassens; L. Van Rensburg
- Source:
- Environmental earth sciences 2013 v.70 no.7 pp. 3267-3275
- ISSN:
- 1866-6280
- Subject:
- algorithms; asbestos; carbon; computer software; databases; microbial activity; mining; multivariate analysis; neural networks; pollution; prioritization; small mammals; soil chemical properties; vegetation; zinc; South Africa
- Abstract:
- ... Asbestos mining has left a legacy of pollution in former mining areas that continues to negatively affect both the environment and local communities. In 2007, the Rehabilitation Prioritisation Index was developed as a scientific tool to indicate the preferred sequence for mine site rehabilitation and served as a departure point for the present investigation in which a database for the rehabilitati ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s12665-013-2391-2
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-013-2391-2
- Author:
- Gideon F. Smith; Erich R. Fuls; J.J.P. van Wyk; G.V. Heydenrych; S. van Wyk
- Source:
- Bradleya 1993 v.11 pp. 86-90
- ISSN:
- 0265-086X
- Subject:
- Euphorbia tirucalli; asbestos; botany; cacti and succulents; land restoration; mine tailings; mining; pollution; risk; Southern Africa
- Abstract:
- ... Asbestos mining activities in the Bewaarkloof area, central-northern Transvaal, southern Africa, resulted in thousands of exposed tailings on slopes with varying gradients. Due to the potential health risk of asbestos fibre pollution, extensive reclamation and revegetation of the tailings were initiated in 1986. An assessment of a selection of apparently suitable plant species revealed that Euphor ...
- DOI:
- 10.25223/brad.n11.1993.a6
- https://doi.org/10.25223/brad.n11.1993.a6
- Author:
- Jaber M. A. Alkasseh; Mohd Nordin Adlan; Ismail Abustan; Hamidi Abdul Aziz; Abu Bakar Mohamad Hanif
- Source:
- Water resources management 2013 v.27 no.5 pp. 1439-1455
- ISSN:
- 0920-4741
- Subject:
- asbestos; linear models; energy; pipes; cement; regression analysis; valleys; water flow; computer software; case studies; water distribution; Malaysia
- Abstract:
- ... Minimum night flow (MNF) is a common method used to evaluate water loss in a water network. In 2010, the average percentage of non-revenue water for the state of Perak in Malaysia was 29.4 %, a figure which resulted in major financial, supply, and pressure losses, as well as excessive energy consumption. In this study, a statistical analysis of the water distribution network and a modeling of MNF ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s11269-012-0247-2
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-012-0247-2
- Author:
- Binggan Wei; Lisheng Yang; Jiangping Yu; Bixiong Ye; Xianjie Jia
- Source:
- Biological trace element research 2013 v.156 no.1-3 pp. 12-21
- ISSN:
- 0163-4984
- Subject:
- aluminum; arsenic; asbestos; barium; cadmium; case studies; chromium; cluster analysis; cobalt; copper; diet; females; humans; iron; lead; magnesium; males; manganese; mercury; molybdenum; nickel; normal values; pollution; rural areas; sodium; soil; strontium; zinc; China
- Abstract:
- ... Little is known about the link between metals accumulated in human and asbestos fiber contamination in the environment. Therefore, hair samples of 368 subjects (128 males and 240 females) from a rural area contaminated by crocidolite asbestos fibers were collected to investigate the distributions of 17 metals accumulated in human. The results showed that the mean concentrations of As, Al, Ba, Cd, ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s12011-013-9840-3
- PubMed:
- 24132465
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-013-9840-3
- Author:
- Daniele Famoso; Michele Mangiameli; Paolo Roccaro; Giuseppe Mussumeci; Federico G. A. Vagliasindi
- Source:
- Re/views in environmental science and bio/technology 2012 v.11 no.4 pp. 417-427
- ISSN:
- 1569-1705
- Subject:
- air; asbestos; computer software; construction industry; data collection; environmental monitoring; geographic information systems; remediation; stakeholders; topsoil; Italy; Sicily
- Abstract:
- ... After the observation of cases of malignant pleural neoplasm in Biancavilla (Catania, Italy), a new asbestiform fiber, named fluoro-edenite (NaCa₂Mg₅(Si₇Al)O₂₂F₂), was found in a stone quarry use for local building industry and in the lung tissue of an 86 years old woman who died from pleural mesothelioma. As a consequence the Italian Ministry of the Environment has included the Biancavilla site i ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s11157-012-9284-9
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11157-012-9284-9
- Author:
- Salamatipour Ashkan; Mohanty Sanjay K.; Pietrofesa Ralph A.; Vann David R.; Christofidou-Solomidou Melpo; Willenbring Jane K.
- Source:
- Environmental Science & Technology Letters 2016 v.3 no.7 pp. 270-274
- ISSN:
- 2328-8930
- Subject:
- asbestos; environmental science; grinding; iron; lung neoplasms; macrophages; mice; reactive oxygen species; toxicity
- Abstract:
- ... To measure the toxic potential of asbestos fibersa known cause of asbestosis, lung cancer, and malignant mesotheliomaasbestos minerals are generally first ground down to small fibers, but it is unknown whether the grinding condition itself changes the fiber toxicity. To evaluate this, we ground chrysotile ore with or without water for 5–30 min and quantified asbestos-induced reactive oxygen spec ...
- DOI:
- 10.1021/acs.estlett.6b00174
- PubMed:
- 27540559
- PubMed Central:
- PMC4985249
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.estlett.6b00174
- Author:
- F. Paglietti; S. Malinconico; V. Di Molfetta; S. Bellagamba; F. Damiani; F. Gennari; P. De Simone; F. Sallusti; M. Giangrasso
- Source:
- Critical reviews in environmental science and technology 2012 v.42 no.17 pp. 1781-1861
- ISSN:
- 1547-6537
- Subject:
- asbestos; environmental exposure; raw materials; remediation; risk; waste management; Italy
- Abstract:
- ... The authors describe the most relevant actions adopted in Italy to prevent occupational and environmental exposure to asbestos. They present the mapping and remediation activities implemented in asbestos-contaminated areas. They refer to regulations, standards, and innovative procedures and techniques, as well as asbestos waste management options. The prevention actions as adopted in Italy are amo ...
- DOI:
- 10.1080/10643389.2011.569875
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2011.569875
42. Asbestos and asbestos waste management in the Asian-Pacific region: trends, challenges and solutions
- Author:
- Jinhui Li; Qingyin Dong; Keli Yu; Lili Liu
- Source:
- Journal of cleaner production 2014 v.81 pp. 218-226
- ISSN:
- 0959-6526
- Subject:
- asbestos; developing countries; environmental hazards; health hazards; imports; international cooperation; medical facilities; mining; occupational exposure; risk; waste treatment; wastes
- Abstract:
- ... With of the rapid economic development of the Asian-Pacific region during the past several decades, asbestos products have been used, and asbestos waste generated, in large quantities, while issues of occupational hazards and environmental risks have not been given adequate attention. In order to better understand the asbestos management situation in this area, this study selected 13 countries tha ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.06.022
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.06.022
- Author:
- Andrea Bloise; Teresa Critelli; Manuela Catalano; Carmine Apollaro; Domenico Miriello; Alessandro Croce; Eugenio Barrese; Francesca Liberi; Eugenio Piluso; Caterina Rinaudo; Elena Belluso
- Source:
- Environmental earth sciences 2014 v.71 no.8 pp. 3773-3786
- ISSN:
- 1866-6280
- Subject:
- chemical composition; occupational health and safety; asbestos; thermogravimetry; crystal structure; human health; differential scanning calorimetry; serpentinite; transmission electron microscopy; silicates; spectroscopy; X-radiation; Italy
- Abstract:
- ... Serpentinites are metamorphic rocks with good technological properties and valuable ornamental characteristics, which have been exploited since ancient times. Actually, their use is limited and monitored in several countries worldwide because they can contain fibrous asbestos minerals that may be carcinogenic. Furthermore, certain types of fibrous minerals can be confused with asbestos, and must t ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s12665-013-3035-2
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-013-3035-2
- Author:
- P. T. C. Harrison; J. C. Heath
- Source:
- Laboratory animals 1986 v.20 no.2 pp. 132-137
- ISSN:
- 1758-1117
- Subject:
- asbestos; eosin; laboratory animals; light microscopy; lungs; rats
- Abstract:
- ... Asbestos bodies in rat lung have rarely been reported, and just one previous record of their formation from chrysotile fibres in the rat is known. This paper illustrates the production of numerous true asbestos bodies in the lungs of Lister hooded rats after a single small intratracheal dose of lightly milled chrysotile. The demonstration of these bodies is particularly useful because uncoated chr ...
- DOI:
- 10.1258/002367786780865223
- https://doi.org/10.1258/002367786780865223
- Author:
- Roger Borges; Amanda S. Giroto; Gelton G. F. Guimarães; Heitor P. G. Reis; Cristiane S. Farinas; Caue Ribeiro
- Source:
- Environmental science and pollution research 2022 v.29 no.19 pp. 28804-28815
- ISSN:
- 0944-1344
- Subject:
- asbestos; biomass production; cement; corn; greenhouses; limestone; manufacturing; mechanochemistry; phosphorus; pollution; potassium; potassium dihydrogen phosphate; research; slow-release fertilizers; soil conditioners; soil pH; toxicity; waste treatment
- Abstract:
- ... The manufacture of asbestos materials has been banished worldwide due to their toxicity, but discarding the existing wastes remains a challenge. We investigated an alternative mechanochemical method to treat asbestos-cement materials by loading them with potassium and phosphorus from KH₂PO₄ during the milling process to obtain a product used as liming and soil conditioner. The results showed total ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s11356-021-17679-w
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-17679-w
- Author:
- Giuseppe Bonifazi; Giuseppe Capobianco; Silvia Serranti
- Source:
- Journal of hazardous materials 2018 v.344 pp. 981-993
- ISSN:
- 0304-3894
- Subject:
- X-radiation; asbestos; cement; chemometrics; color; construction materials; fluorescence; hyperspectral imagery; iron; magnesium; models; principal component analysis; wastes
- Abstract:
- ... In this work, hyperspectral imaging in the short wave infrared range (SWIR: 1000–2500nm) coupled with chemometric techniques was evaluated as an analytical tool to detect and classify different asbestos minerals, such as amosite ((Fe²⁺)₂(Fe²⁺,Mg)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂)), crocidolite (Na₂(Mg,Fe)₆Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂) and chrysotile (Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄), contained in cement matrices. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) wa ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.11.056
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.11.056
- Author:
- Emma E. Hellawell; Susan J. Hughes
- Source:
- Environmental research 2021 v.198 pp. 110480
- ISSN:
- 0013-9351
- Subject:
- asbestos; brownfields; carcinogenicity; detection limit; remediation; research projects; risk; risk assessment; soil
- Abstract:
- ... The development of brownfield sites in the UK requires site investigation for contamination as part of the regulatory planning process. This site investigation includes the collection of soil samples that are analysed for asbestos contamination. This research project analyses this untapped resource of brownfield asbestos data, using site investigation data submitted to a local Borough Council, in ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.envres.2020.110480
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020.110480
- Author:
- Gianluca Vignaroli; Paolo Ballirano; Girolamo Belardi; Federico Rossetti
- Source:
- Environmental earth sciences 2014 v.72 no.9 pp. 3679-3698
- ISSN:
- 1866-6280
- Subject:
- asbestos; breathing; case studies; crystal structure; environmental hazards; mineralization; serpentinite; surveys; tectonics; Alps region; Italy
- Abstract:
- ... In recent years, the high incidence of harmful health effects through inhalation of airborne asbestos from amphibole-bearing rock mélanges has been thoroughly documented. Here, we present a field-based, multi-scale geological approach aimed at illustrating the occurrence of amphibole fibrous mineralisation in an ophiolitic suite from the Ligurian Alps (Italy) and discussing the implication on in s ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s12665-014-3303-9
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-014-3303-9
- Author:
- Sergio Malinconico; Federica Paglietti; Silvia Serranti; Giuseppe Bonifazi; Ivano Lonigro
- Source:
- Journal of hazardous materials 2022 v.436 pp. 129083
- ISSN:
- 0304-3894
- Subject:
- asbestos; humans; risk; soil
- Abstract:
- ... In this review the main standard and novel analytical techniques and methods for sampling, sample preparation, detection and quantification of asbestos in soil and water are described, compared and discussed in terms of advantages and limitations. An overview of common analytical methods applied for identification and quantification of airborne asbestos is preliminary provided, as they have been w ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129083
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129083
50. Asbestos in the ambient air from rural, urban, residential, baseball and mining areas in South Korea
- Author:
- Hyun-Sung Jung; Jinyoung Jang; Yangseok Cho; Jong-Chun Lee; Hyunwook Kim
- Source:
- Environmental chemistry letters 2021 v.19 no.4 pp. 3487-3495
- ISSN:
- 1610-3653
- Subject:
- air; asbestos; breathing; environmental science; lungs; phase-contrast microscopy; silicates; transmission electron microscopy; South Korea
- Abstract:
- ... Asbestos is a naturally occurring fibrous silicate that has been widely used as electrical insulator and heat-resistant material in buildings, yet inhalation of asbestos fibers can lead to serious lung diseases such as asbestosis and cancer. Practically no research has been conducted on the size distribution and morphological characteristics of airborne asbestos, and airborne asbestos concentratio ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10311-021-01226-7
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-021-01226-7