Linking rock fabric to fibrous mineralisation: a basic tool for the asbestos hazard

In recent years, many studies have addressed the effect on human health caused by asbestos exposures. As asbestos is a group of fibrous minerals that mainly occurs in mafic and ultramafic rocks (ophiolitic sequences), a close relationship between asbestos occurrence and the geological history of hos...

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Main Authors: G. Vignaroli, F. Rossetti, G. Belardi, A. Billi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2011-05-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/11/1267/2011/nhess-11-1267-2011.pdf