Asbestos Contamination in Biota and Abiota in the Vicinity of Asbestos-Cement Factory

Musthapa, M. S.; Ahmad, Iqbal; Trivedi, Ankita; Rahman, Qamar

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“…Differently, the other articles taken into consideration are based on environmental and monitoring study where the source of contamination is mainly represented by asbestos removal operations (Davies et al, 1996;Gualtieri et al, 2009), asbestos in material used for construction (Famoso et al, 2012) or asbestos waste in soil (Driece et al, 2010;Bint et al, 2017), proximity to asbestos mine (Gualtieri et al, 2014;Lee et al, 2015;Turci et al, 2016) as well as asbestos cement factory, widely documented in India (Musthapa et al, 2003;Subramanian et al, 2005;Trivedi et al, 2011Trivedi et al, , 2013 where the use and production of asbestos is not banned yet. Gualtieri et al 2009, presented the results of a monitoring activity conducted on particulate, fall-out and soil samples of selected inhabited areas in Italy (i.e., Emilia Romagna region).…”

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“…Chrysotile Indirect (Vicinity to Asbestos cement factory) PCOM Subramanian et al, 2005;Trivedi et al, 2011Trivedi et al, , 2013Musthapa et al, 2003 Italy (Basilicata) Tremolite Direct (Natural occurrences) Case -report; OM, SEM-EDS, TEM-EDS XRPD, XRF, DTG, DSC Bernardini et al, 2003;Pasetto et al, 2004;Bloise et al, 2016Bloise et al, , 2018Punturo et al, 2018Punturo et al, , 2019 Italy ( Metintas et al, 2002Metintas et al, , 2017 Turkey (Cappadocia) Erionite Indirect (Dirt roads, brick) Case -control study Baris et al, 1987 United Kingdom Amosite, Crocidolite Indirect (Asbestos removal operations) PCOM quantitative study Davies et al, 1996 (Table 4). Instead, Punturo et al 2018 conducted a detailed mineralogical and geochemical investigation of both rocks and soil collected in the Basilicata region, with the aim to understand their potential contribution to human health caused by asbestos exposure.…”

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In the last decades, it has been widely demonstrated the risk to human health related to asbestos fibres exposure. Many studies have mainly focused on the mineralogical and geochemical characterization of ophiolites (i.e., serpentinite and metabasite rocks) since they are the main lithotypes associated with Naturally Occurring Asbestos (NOA). Nevertheless, derivative soil from these rocks inherits the mineralogical and geochemical composition of bed rock and may contain hazardous fibres, thus making its examination necessary as well. This paper provides a summary of asbestos-containing soils investigation worldwide with the purpose of providing an overview of the data obtained so far. To this aim, the most relevant available literature, testifying the presence of fibrous minerals in soils have been considered. This allowed the global territory mapping in order to depict the distribution of natural asbestos in soils worldwide.

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Environmental Contamination of Chrysotile Asbestos and Its Toxic Effects on Growth and Physiological and Biochemical Parameters of Lemna gibba

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Asbestos was monitored in water, sediment, and aquatic plant samples around an asbestos cement factory. Based on asbestos concentration found in aquatic plants during monitoring, and the propensity of asbestos to cause oxidative stress in animal models, laboratory experiments were conducted to assess toxicity of chrysotile asbestos on an aquatic macrophyte, duckweed (Lemna gibba). L. gibba plants were exposed to two concentrations of chrysotile asbestos (0.5 microg and 5.0 microg chrysotile in 5.0 microl double distilled water) twice per week during a period of 28 days and cultured in medium containing 0.1 g chrysotile/L. Control plants were cultured in medium without chrysotile asbestos. Effect of chrysotile exposure on certain growth and physiological and biochemical parameters was evaluated. An inhibition effect of chrysotile exposure was found on the number of fronds, root length, and biomass. Similar alterations in contents of chlorophyll, carotenoid, total free sugar, starch, and protein were also found. Contrary to effect on these parameters, a dose- and time-dependent increase in efflux of electrolytes, lipid peroxidation, cellular hydrogen peroxide, catalase, and superoxide dismutase activity was found. The results indicate oxidative stress and phytotoxicity of chrysotile asbestos on duckweed.

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Assessment of asbestos fiber contamination in lake sediment cores of the Thetford Mines region, southern Quebec (Canada)

Jacques

Pienitz

2022

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Asbestos Contamination in Biota and Abiota in the Vicinity of Asbestos-Cement Factory

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Occurrence of asbestos in soils: state of the art

Occurrence of asbestos in soils: state of the art

Environmental Contamination of Chrysotile Asbestos and Its Toxic Effects on Growth and Physiological and Biochemical Parameters of Lemna gibba

Assessment of asbestos fiber contamination in lake sediment cores of the Thetford Mines region, southern Quebec (Canada)

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