Asbestos Fibers Thread Through Rocks and Dust Outside Vegas
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DOI: 10.1029/2019eo136324
Abstract: Scientists found natural asbestos minerals in one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States. The health implications aren’t clear, nor are the impacts on development. read more here.
Keywords: asbestos fibers; rocks dust; fibers thread; thread rocks ... See more keywords
The health effects of short fiber chrysotile and amphibole asbestos
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DOI: 10.1080/10408444.2022.2056430
Abstract: Abstract The potential toxic effects of short chrysotile and amphibole asbestos fibers with lengths read more here.
Keywords: toxicology; effects short; asbestos; amphibole asbestos ... See more keywords
Mobilization of asbestos fibers by weathering of a corrugated asbestos cement roof
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DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2020.1867730
Abstract: Abstract Mobilization of asbestos fibers from a 60-year-old corrugated asbestos cement roof was studied in material samples collected from a domestic house in Southern-Norway. Samples included pieces of the roof itself, rainfall simulated run off-water… read more here.
Keywords: asbestos fibers; cement roof; asbestos; asbestos cement ... See more keywords
Commentary on “Mechanisms of asbestos-induced carcinogenesis” published in 2009
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DOI: 10.18999/nagjms.85.1.13
Abstract: . Respiratory exposure to asbestos fibers has been associated with diffuse malignant mesothelioma (DMM) in humans. Despite advancements in the molecular analyses of human DMM and the development of animal models, the carcinogenic mechanisms of… read more here.
Keywords: asbestos induced; asbestos; commentary mechanisms; asbestos fibers ... See more keywords
Inflammatory Alteration of Human T Cells Exposed Continuously to Asbestos
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DOI: 10.3390/ijms19020504
Abstract: Asbestos is a known carcinogen and exposure can lead to lung cancer and malignant mesothelioma. To examine the effects of asbestos fibers on human immune cells, the human T cell leukemia/lymphoma virus (HTLV)-1 immortalized human… read more here.
Keywords: asbestos fibers; asbestos induced; inflammation; chronic inflammation ... See more keywords
Quantitative Assessment of Asbestos Fibers in Normal and Pathological Peritoneal Tissue—A Scoping Review
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DOI: 10.3390/life12121969
Abstract: Peritoneal tissue is the second most affected site by malignant mesothelioma linked to asbestos exposure. This scoping review aims to summarize the findings of the studies in which asbestos fibers in the peritoneum were quantified… read more here.
Keywords: peritoneal tissue; asbestos fibers; scoping review; asbestos ... See more keywords
Asbestos Fibers Enhance the TMEM16A Channel Activity in Xenopus Oocytes
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DOI: 10.3390/membranes13020180
Abstract: Background: The interaction of asbestos fibers with target cell membranes is still poorly investigated. Here, we detected and characterized an enhancement of chloride conductance in Xenopus oocyte cell membranes induced by exposure to crocidolite (Croc)… read more here.
Keywords: cell; asbestos; membrane; xenopus oocytes ... See more keywords
Asbestos Fibers and Ferruginous Bodies Detected by VP-SEM/EDS in Colon Tissues of a Patient Affected by Colon-Rectum Cancer: A Case Study
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DOI: 10.3390/min11060658
Abstract: The aim of this work was to inspect the presence of asbestos fibers in colon tissue from a patient, with history of indirect exposure to asbestos and affected by colon cancer, who underwent surgery. Variable… read more here.
Keywords: asbestos fibers; sem eds; tissue; colon ... See more keywords
The Concentration of Asbestos Fibers in Bulk Samples and Its Variation with Grain Size
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DOI: 10.3390/min9090539
Abstract: The aim of this work was to establish whether asbestos fibers homogeneously occur in the different fractions ground from naturally occurring asbestos lithotypes, and to calculate the contribution of fibers from each fraction to the… read more here.
Keywords: asbestos fibers; concentration; grain size; asbestos ... See more keywords
Do Carbon Nanotubes and Asbestos Fibers Exhibit Common Toxicity Mechanisms?
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DOI: 10.3390/nano12101708
Abstract: During the last two decades several nanoscale materials were engineered for industrial and medical applications. Among them carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are the most exploited nanomaterials with global production of around 1000 tons/year. Besides several commercial… read more here.
Keywords: carbon nanotubes; asbestos; fibers exhibit; toxicity ... See more keywords