Spatio-temporal variations of asbestos fibres levels in ambient air of a densely populated and industrialized city of Iran
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DOI: 10.1080/03067319.2020.1751144
Abstract: Asbestos fibre is one of the hazardous pollutants that may present in urban air. The aim of this study was to determine the concentration of asbestos fibres in the ambient air of urban areas of… read more here.
Keywords: spatio temporal; ambient air; temporal variations; air ... See more keywords
57 High-Sensitivity Monitoring for Airborne Asbestos Fibres
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DOI: 10.1093/annweh/wxac087.018
Abstract: On of the problems in the UK is that conventional sampling for asbestos for analysis by optical microscopy is of limited sensitivity. For example, for 480 litre samples and 200 fields counted on 25 mm diameter… read more here.
Keywords: monitoring airborne; sensitivity monitoring; asbestos; high sensitivity ... See more keywords
[Health impact of asbestos fibres naturally occurring in Mount Pollino area (Basilicata Region, Southern Italy)].
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DOI: 10.19191/ep18.2.p142.043
Abstract: OBJECTIVES to estimate the health impact of asbestos fibres naturally occurring in Mount Pollino area (Basilicata Region, Southern Italy). DESIGN geographic mortality, hospitalization, and incidence study. Setting and participant s: population resident in 12 Municipalities… read more here.
Keywords: mount pollino; fibres naturally; area; asbestos fibres ... See more keywords
A new approach to deposit homogeneous samples of asbestos fibres for toxicological tests in vitro
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DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2023.1116463
Abstract: In this paper we describe the results obtained with a novel method to prepare depositions of asbestos fibres for toxicological tests in vitro. The technique is based on a micro-dispenser, working as an inkjet printer,… read more here.
Keywords: new approach; fibres toxicological; asbestos fibres; tests vitro ... See more keywords
Internal Transcribed Spacer and 16S Amplicon Sequencing Identifies Microbial Species Associated with Asbestos in New Zealand
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DOI: 10.3390/genes14030729
Abstract: Inhalation of asbestos fibres can cause lung inflammation and the later development of asbestosis, lung cancer, and mesothelioma, and the use of asbestos is banned in many countries. In most countries, large amounts of asbestos… read more here.
Keywords: 16s amplicon; asbestos; asbestos fibres; new zealand ... See more keywords