Discriminant analysis of asbestiform and non-asbestiform amphibole particles and its implications for toxicological studies

AG Wylie, AA Korchevskiy, DR Van Orden… - Computational …, 2022 - Elsevier
Context Rock dusts often contain minerals called amphiboles. Elongate mineral particles
produced by excavation, crushing, or grinding amphibole-containing rock can belong to …

Characterization of asbestiform glaucophane-winchite in the Franciscan Complex blueschist, northern Diablo Range, California

BG Erskine, M Bailey - Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper presents a geologic and mineralogical investigation of asbestiform amphibole
from blueschist in the Diablo Range, northern California. The analysis of fibers in air …

TEM and FESEM characterization of asbestiform and non-asbestiform actinolite fibers in hydrothermally altered dolerites (France)

D Lahondère, F Cagnard, G Wille, J Duron… - Environmental Earth …, 2018 - Springer
This paper provides new mineralogical and morphological characterizations of calcic
amphiboles from hydrothermally altered dolerites from France to discuss their potential to …

Mineralogical and dimensional characterization of EMPs destined for biological experimentation

BR Bandli, BD McNamee - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Mineral specimens and mineral reference materials should be understood to be mixtures of
various mineral species and the properties of each individual species will likely represent a …

Discriminant analysis of amphiboles: Additional considerations

DR Van Orden - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Amphibole minerals are found throughout nature and could pose a respiratory hazard if
these exist in the asbestiform growth habit. Though amphibole asbestos has not been used …

Does Exposure to Naturally Occurring Asbestos (NOA) During Dam Construction Increase Mesothelioma Risk?

DW Hernandez - Environmental & Engineering …, 2020 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
ABSTRACT The Calaveras Dam Replacement Project, a major construction project
completed in 2019, involved hundreds of workers using heavy earth-moving equipment and …

Naturally occurring asbestos in an alpine ophiolitic complex (northern Corsica, France)

D Lahondère, F Cagnard, G Wille, J Duron - Environmental Earth Sciences, 2019 - Springer
This paper provides a field description and an analytical characterization of the fibrous
minerals associated with ultrabasic and basic rocks from the Corsican Ophiolitic Complex …