Dec 5, 1997 · The amphibole asbestos family includes five minerals: actinolite, tremolite, anthophyllite, crocidolite (a fibrous variety of riebeckite), and amosite (a fibrous variety of …

Amphibole Asbestos (AA) may be an environmental trigger for autoimmunity. • AA can trigger autoantibodies associated with systemic autoimmune diseases and autoimmune pleural …

Jul 1, 2024 · The tragedy of exposures to Libby Amphibole through mining and use of vermiculite over nearly a century led the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the …

Aug 1, 2023 · The fiber nucleation zones in asbestos-containing veins are particularly useful in examining this topic. Minerals in the wallrock of the veins are generally dissolved by …

Jul 1, 2024 · In their metanalysis, Janssen, et al., stated that although both amphibole asbestos and crystalline silica can drive lupus-like disease in mice, amphibole asbestos was able to …

Aug 1, 2023 · Fig. 2 shows one such example in which respirable EMPs generated from two amphibole minerals, one of which is NIST SRM 1867 actinolite asbestos and the other is a …

In the United States, asbestos-related lung disease caused by nonoccupational exposures is a recently recognized problem, mostly in current and former residents of Libby, Montana. …

Jan 1, 2009 · The other commercially important types of asbestos are grouped together under the heading of amphibole asbestos. Crocidolite is mined in South Africa and to a small extent in …

The amphibole group consists of five chemically and morphologically diverse fibers primarily represented by crocidolite and amosite asbestos. Crocidolite, sometimes called ‘blue …

Asbestos is a naturally occurring metamorphic silicate mineral. It is basically a silicate (is fiber like), having single or double chains. The six major types of asbestos can be categorized into …