Mineral Fibres

• Main Author: Pereira, Lola (auth)
• Other Authors: Bloise, Andrea (auth), Kusiorowski, Robert (auth), Punturo, Rosalda (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• Subjects: n/a; environmental monitoring; asbestos; polymorphs; XRD; grinding test; asbestos' minerals; serpentinite soil; image analysis; asbestos-containing materials; health hazard; Naturally Occurring Asbestos (NOA); melting process; tremolite; Southern Italy; naturally occurring asbestos; RD-UV-Vis spectroscopy; thermal treatment; morphology; fibrous habitus; texture; recycling; IR; asbestiform and fibrous minerals; chrysotile; lizardite characterization; edenite; cleavage fragments; rhino white marble of Namibia; serpentinites; serpentine varieties; antigorite; PCOM; aggregates; SEM
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

In the last decades, there has been increasing interest in Naturally Occurring Asbestos (NOA) and asbestos containing materials (ACMs) as a source of possible environmental risk. A crucial theme of interest related to environmental pollution is the enhanced mobilization of asbestos minerals affecting soils and rocks due to human activities (e.g., road construction, mining activity) in comparison with natural weathering processes. The volume has aimed to gather contributions and to compare results derived from various experiences of research groups regarding NOA minerals as a source of possible environmental risks for population. Case studies from various geological contexts are presented. Moreover, contributions presenting novel and classical approaches for ACM inertization and recycling, together with possible solutions for reducing asbestos exposure, has been also presented.